Chinese Astronomical Society 100th anniversary of the founding of
and Ancient Observation Station 580th anniversary of the founding of
Organizer: Beijing Tian Wenguan
Lecture Topic: Confucian ideals and the introduction of European astronomy— Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism in the context of Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism calendar reform
live broadcast time: November 5, 2022 15:00
live broadcast guest: Shi Yunli Professor of the University of Science and Technology of China
Ming Dynasty realized the systematic introduction of European astronomy during the calendar reform during the Chongzhen period, and completed the encyclopedia-style compilation of the encyclopedia " Chongzhen Almanac " with Tycho Astronomy as the core, becoming a milestone in the history of scientific exchanges between China and foreign countries and the history of Chinese astronomy. From a purely technical perspective, the driving force behind this calendar reform was that there was significant error in the official calendar system of the Ming Dynasty. The traditional method could no longer solve this problem, so it could only introduce European systems with better accuracy. However, if we look at the interaction between Confucianism and astronomical calendar since the Song Dynasty, the introduction of European astronomy also implies a ecology ideal pursued by Neo-Confucianists of the Song and Ming dynasties, that is, to solve the problem of talking about "calendars" (calendars) that is common in traditional calendarists, not "calendars" (calendar theory); because in the view of the editors of almanac , European astronomy is just a combination of both, which can solve a chronic disease in traditional Chinese calendars. From this point of view, Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism did have a very positive impact on the development of the calendar in the late Ming Dynasty and the introduction of foreign astronomy.
speaker: Shi Yunli
Shi Yunli, professor of the Department of Science and Technology History and Science and Archaeology of the University of Science and Technology of China, and executive dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Academy of Sciences and History of Science and Technology, International Academy of Sciences and History of Science and Technology, chairman of the International Association for East Asian Society for Science and Technology, vice chairman of the Chinese Society for History of Science and Technology, member of the discipline evaluation group of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, member of the National Guiding Committee for History Majors in Higher Education Institutions, and co-editor of the Journal of Astronomical History and Astronomy. He mainly studies the history of scientific thought and the history of Sino-foreign science and technology exchanges, and has published more than 100 academic papers, including "Astronomy Volume of the Outline of the History of Ancient Chinese Science and Technology", "Comprehensive Essay on Chongzhen Album", "Vatican Library's Documents on History of Cultural Exchanges between China and the West (Volume 2), "A Brief History of Science", "Six Numbers: Deep Forces Shaping the Universe" (Translated) "4% of the Universe" (Translated) and other works. He mainly teaches the Ministry of Education's excellent video open course "A Brief History of Science·Science Revolution" and "A Brief History of Science·Chinese Science".
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