Article ID: CBB142037666

Scientists of the Gwansang-gam. 1: Observers of Comet 1P/Halley in 1759 (2017)

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A project on researching the scientists of the Joseon Dynasty (Korea) has been carried out by the authors in the last decade by focusing mainly on the officials of the Gwansang-gam, the Bureau of Astronomy and Meteorology. This paper presents research that relies on the 1759 Seongbyeon Deungrok (Compilation of Daily Observational Records of Celestial Events) of the Gwansang-gam, and reviews the records of observations and observers of Comet IP/Halley during its 1759 apparition. This record includes a series of archival sketches of the comet. In order to describe this work, the Seongbyeon Deungrok is first introduced, and then the observations of Comet 1P/Halley in the 1759 Deungrok are presented. The observers on duty each night during this series of observations from 1 to 14 April 1759 are also introduced, and there is a brief biographical investigation of five hereditary astronomers who made important contributions at the Gwansang-gam during the mid-eighteenth century, both as observers and calendrical researchers.

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Authors & Contributors
Shylaja, B. S.
Chol-Min, Choe
Andrzej M. Sołtan
Necchi, Rosa
Recio, Gonzalo Luis
Yong-Ki, Jong
Concepts
Comets; meteors; meteorites
Astronomy
Government sponsored science
Astronomers
Communication of scientific ideas
Observation
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
Ancient
20th century, early
Medieval
Places
Korea
China
Japan
Great Britain
England
Manchuria
Institutions
Madras Observatory
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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