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This chapter gives more information about astronomical observation and calendar. It let us not only know the model of the universe and the coordination system of the celestial sphere, coordinates of the celestial sphere, the properties and functions of ancient Chinese calendars, relationship between calendar and agriculture and the relationship between calendar and astrology, but also introduces us two books: Three Sequences Calendar and Great Derivative Calendar.
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Jiang, X. (2021). Ancient Chinese Astronomical Observation and Calendar. In: Jiang, X. (eds) The Studies of Heaven and Earth in Ancient China. History of Science and Technology in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7841-0_1
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