Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jass...26..375k&link_type=abstract
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences. Vol. 26, no. 3, 375-402
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Bocheonga, Star Map, Ancient Constellation
Scientific paper
Korean historical constellations and their names are similar to Chinese ones. Although Korean historical astronomy is influenced by China, they have distinct differences in each shape and names of the constellations. We, therefore, compare Bocheonga (?) of the early Joseon dynasty (?, 1392 ~ 1910) preserved in Gyujanggark (?) with that of the Sui dynasty (?, 581sim618) of China written by Wang Ximing (?) in terms of star charts and descriptions of the contents. We find out that the two books are partly different all over the books. First, there are definite differences in preface, three area of constellations (?) in the heaven, and the description of the Milky Way. Second, some of constellations show different in shape, the number of stars. Especially connecting pattern in some constellations shows different in each other. Third, Joseon Bocheonga describes their colors for some stars. These mean that Joseon has a unique tradition of star maps unlike Chinese one. We also summarize the differences and distinctive characteristics of Joseon star charts compared with Chinese ones.
Ahn Young Sook
Kim Sang Hyuk
Lee Yong Bok
Yang Hong-Jin
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