摘要
通过全面复算，本文对明代日食记录的各种特性进行了分析和讨论。这些记录包括百余条正文记录和近７００条地方性记录，大量的地方性实测日食记录是从明代后期开始的。这两类记录在来源、载体、可靠性、错误原因以及其它方面都有大不相同的规律。
There are about 80 0 extant records on solar eclipses in the Ming Dynasty .Through overall computation with the modern method , we examined and analysed them. These records can the divided into two kinds. More than 1 00 official records came from the royal observatory and were recorded in the official histories. They cover almost all events which could be actually seen from the two Ming capitals while large magnitude eclipses had not been paid to with special sttention. 10% mistakes imply that some forecasts were mixed in the records based on actual survey. Roughly 7 0 0 local records came from local chronicles and private works. Of the 43 7 pieces of information among them , 70% are wrong although in many cases we can find their original form. The main interest of local records lie in total or near-total eclipses which impressed local residents very much.
出处
《自然科学史研究》
CSCD
1998年第1期38-46,共9页
Studies in The History of Natural Sciences
关键词
天文学史
明代
日食记录
history of astronomy , solar eclipse , Ming Dynasty
