摘要
晚清西方近代天文知识全面系统的输入始于《谈天》的翻译和出版,《谈天》引进了近代科学方法及其创始人培根的实验归纳方法。西方近代天文学基本概念、基础理论和测量方法传入,开创和奠定了球面天文学和现代天体测量学等分支学科的基础。《谈天》以后,中国古典天文学体系逐渐被瓦解。晚清的天文普及在《谈天》的基础上围绕最新天文学知识的译介展开,从朝廷到民间,到资产阶级改良派,不同程度上吸收和运用了近代天文学知识。清末以后,近代天文学在中国逐渐普及。
The introduction of western modern astronomy in late Qing dynasty started with the translation of and the publication of the book "Tantian",which introduced the modern scientific method as well as the experimental introductive method of its founder Bacon.The introduction of the basic notion,the theory as well as the measurement in western modern astronomy opened and established the foundation of spherical surface astronomy and modern celestial surveying,thus leading to the collapse of Chinese classical astr...
出处
《哈尔滨工业大学学报(社会科学版)》
2008年第5期1-10,共10页
Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology(Social Sciences Edition)
基金
中国人民大学清史研究院重点研究基地承担
教育部重大课题基金项目"晚清科学技术研究"(05JJD770018)
关键词
晚清
近代天文学
传入
普及
late Qing dynasty
modern astronomy
introduction
popularization