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Tables of Contents for East-Asian Archaeoastronomy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Introduction
1
12
Astronomical observations in ancient China
1
3
Sources of astronomical records
4
3
The Chinese calendar and time reckoning systems
7
3
Chinese asterisms
10
2
The original texts of East Asian astronomical records
12
1
Astronomical observations in oracle-bone inscriptions
13
12
Discovery and early studies of oracle-bone inscriptions
13
1
General format of the divinations (buci)
14
2
Publications of oracle-bone inscriptions
16
1
On the astronomical records in the oracle-bone inscriptions
16
2
Astronomical records in oracle-bone inscriptions
18
7
Solar eclipses
25
36
Historical observations of solar eclipses
25
4
The modern scientific importance of ancient solar eclipses
29
1
East Asian solar eclipse records
30
31
Lunar eclipses
61
46
Collecting and collating lunar eclipse records
61
2
East Asian lunar eclipse records
63
44
Comet Halley
107
18
Comet observations in ancient China
107
2
Historical records of Comet Halley and their present uses
109
1
East Asian records of Comet Halley
110
15
Guest stars
125
22
``Guest star'' observations in ancient China
125
1
Collecting and collating guest star records
126
2
On the identification of historical supernovae
128
1
East Asian records of guest stars
129
18
Sunspots
147
36
Sunspot observations in ancient China
147
1
Ancient East Asian sunspot records
148
1
Collecting and collating sunspot records
148
2
On the variability of solar activity
150
2
East Asian sunspot records
152
31
Aurora borealis
183
54
Auroral and solar activity
183
1
Auroral observation in ancient China
183
2
Collecting and collating auroral records
185
1
Reconstruction of the auroral catalogue of East Asia
186
2
East Asian auroral records
188
49
Clusters of multiple planets
237
188
Early observation of planetary movements
237
3
East Asian records of planetary gatherings
240
31
Appendix I
Original texts from Chinese, Japanese and Korean sources
271
134
Appendix II
1. Chronological table of Chinese dynasties and reigns
405
14
2. Geographical coordinates of historical capitals of China, Japan and Korea
419
2
3. Finding list of stars and asterisms
421
4
Index
425