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ON THE ARMILLARY SPHERE OF NAM BYEONG-CHEOL-II: Translation of a chapter on how to use an armillary sphere in Uigijipseol (남병철의 혼천의 연구 II 『의기집설』에 나오는 <혼천의용법>의 역해설)

  • Kim Sang-Hyuk;Lee Yong-Sam;Nam Moon-Hyon
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.71-90
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    • 2006
  • This study is about , which constitutes Honcheonui(an armillary sphere) put of $\ulcorner$Uigijipseol$\lrcorner$ (Volume I) together with and -dealt with earlier than this subject. The study's construction on the text of is organized into 15 categories, including installation, observations, instructions for use, astronomical theories and formulas, etc. This study provides easy-to-understand illustrations of the figures shown in the original and contains detailed descriptions of the related calculation procedures. In the 'Instructions for Use of Honcheonui' discussed here, the readers are introduced to astronomical computation systems, mainly based on spherical trigonometry and proportional methods. The section also provides systematic and detailed reviews of astronomical theories and calculation procedures, allowing you to assess the level of astronomy knowledge at that time.