Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
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Publications of the Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory (ISSN 1001-1544), Vol. 24, No. 2, p. 160 - 164 (2001)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
History Of Astronomy, Calendars, Zhou Synasty
Scientific paper
There are some dates with lunar phases in the ancient literature Wucheng, and these dates are the key information to determine the date of King Wu's conquest. An important argument is about the meaning of the special terms of lunar phases, Jishengba and Jisiba. An analysis to the literature shows that the meaning of the terms of lunar phases is limited by the context. Jishengba and Jisiba are opposite days in a month (half month differs); Jisiba can only locate on the 17~19th in a luanr month. It is usually considered that the first month contains the winter solstice day according to the calendar in the early Zhou dynasty. A discussion based on various astronomical information in that time shows that calendar of early Zhou can not set the winter solstice day in the first month perfectly. That day may appear in the 12th, 1st, 2nd or even 3rd month in a year, because of the error in determining the special day. The new understanding probably benefits the study on the chronology of West Zhou.
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