Kuo Shou-Ching (1231-1316)

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Chinese astronomer, constructed at Linfen (Shansi) the `Simplified Instrument', a torquetum to observe the positions of the stars. It was so-called because it was equatorially mounted, and was thus able to omit some rotations and calculations which followed from the original Arab design, altazimuthally mounted. The instrument survives at Purple Mountain Observatory, having been moved to Nanjing i...

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