Article ID: CBB713878811

Research on the Motion of Mars in the Sovereign Pole System (a.d. 600) (2017)

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The Sovereign Pole System (a.d. 600) is the first Chinese system to take account of the equation of centre for the sun and planets in the planetary theory. In this paper, we mainly discuss the motion of Mars in the Sovereign Pole System. First, we discuss the algorithm for calculating the time of Mars’ first appearance, especially we discuss the influence of the equation of centre for the sun and Mars at the time of Mars’ first appearance. Then, we discuss the segmented motion of Mars in one single synodic period and its accuracy. Finally, we discuss the method for computing the position of Mars at any given time and the error in longitude of Mars. The result shows that the innovations in planetary theory found in the Sovereign Pole System were a fruitful development in ancient Chinese planetary theory and it obviously improved the accuracy of calculation of the position of Mars. However, the planetary theory in the Sovereign Pole System is still relatively rough because it was impossible for Sui astronomers to obtain the correct model of the motion of planet.

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Authors & Contributors
Deng, Ke-hui
Qu, Anjing
Tang, Quan
Yuan, Min
Morgan, Daniel Patrick
Cullen, Christopher
Journals
Nei Menggu Shifan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)
East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
Journal of Dialectics of Nature
Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences
Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity
Publishers
Leuven University Press
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East Asia, civilization and culture
Astronomy
Calendars
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Cross-cultural comparison
Tables; catalogs; lists
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Delisle, Joseph-Nicholas
Jiang, Sheng
Li, Rui
Ptolemy
Śramaṇa Zhiyi
Verbiest, Ferdinand
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Ancient
18th century
17th century
6th century
19th century
10th century
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China
India
Europe
France
Greece
Japan
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Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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