History of Oriental Astronomy pp 237-243 | Cite as
Eclipse Records in Early Korean History: The Koryo-sa
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Abstract
In recent years the author has been much concerned with the accuracy and reliability of the astronomical records in Chinese and Korean history. These records (along with their Japanese counterparts) have formed the basis of investigations of past occurrences of such diverse events as aurorae, sunspots, comets, meteor showers and supernovae. Key questions relate to (i) the completeness of the East Asian records of celestial phenomena; (ii) the accuracy of the reported dates; and (iii) the reliability of the individual records.
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