Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms, Volume 4: Astronomy
三才圖會(四)
Chinese
Confucian tradition / Han Dynasty scholars c. 1st century BCE · published 1607
73 pages
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Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The Sancai Tuhui is a massive Ming Dynasty encyclopedia that is frequently cited and partially translated in academic literature, most notably in Joseph Needham's 'Science and Civilisation in China' (Volume 3) and Richard J. Smith's 'Mapping China and Managing the World'. However, no record of a complete, standalone English translation of the entire work or the specific 'Astronomy' volume (Volume 4) was found in the searched catalogs. This publication would represent the first complete English translation of this specific volume.
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Step into the mind of a Ming Dynasty polymath where the rigorous mathematics of the stars meets the high-stakes strategy of the battlefield. This volume of the 'Sancai Tuhui' offers a breathtaking synthesis of celestial mechanics, unmasking the physical reality of eclipses while revealing how the very colors of the clouds could decide the fate of an empire.
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