Chinese astronomy

Historical eventMay 1028 BCE

Chinese astronomy

Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot.

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When
May 10 28 BCE
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Dates before 15 October 1582 are in the Julian calendar, so the weekday shown follows the Julian reckoning of the time.

At a glance

Dates: From -28.

What happened

Astronomy in China has a long history stretching from the Shang dynasty, being refined over a period of more than 3,000 years. The ancient Chinese people have identified stars from 1300 BCE, as Chinese star names later categorized in the twenty-eight mansions have been found on oracle bones unearthed at Anyang, dating back to the mid-Shang dynasty. The core of the "mansion" system also took shape around this period, by the time of King Wu Ding.

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