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19955.b.4
- Record Id:
- 032-003316194
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003316194
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033302645.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 19955.b.4
- Title:
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Lunar eclipse of 1732
- Scope & Content:
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Calculations of the lunar eclipse in Beijing, Northern China, and Korea, on the date: Yongzheng 10 (1732), 5th month, 16th day. No title. A diagram of the eclipse appears on the first folio. Text in Chinese and Manchu, with the reading order right to left for Chinese and left to right for Manchu.
The text begins: Han-i araha li siyang k'ao ceng bithe be gingguleme dahame bodoho Hūwaliyasun tob-i juwanci aniya sunja biyai juwan ninggun de sahaliyan bonio inenngi biya be jetere fun miyoo erin ke jai deribure da an-i ojoro ergi oron (ᡥᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠠᠷᠠᡥᠠ ᠯᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᡢ ᠺᠠᠥ ᠴᡝᡢ ᠪᡞᡨ᠌ᡥᡝ ᠪᡝ ᡤᡞᡢᡤᡠᠯᡝᠮᡝ ᡩᠠᡥᠠᠮᡝ ᠪᠣᡩᠣᡥᠣ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡞᠶᠠᠰᡠᠨ ᡨᠣᠪ ᠢ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡳ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ ᠪᠢᠶᠠᠢ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᠢᡢᡤᡠᠨ ᡩᡝ ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠨᡞᠣ ᠢᠨᡝᡢᡤᠢ ᠪᠢᠶᠠ ᠪᡝ ᠵᡝᡨᡝᠷᡝ ᡶᡠᠨ ᠮᠢᠶᠣᠣ ᡝᠷᠢᠨ ᡣᡝ ᠵᠠᠢ ᡩᡝᠷᠢᠪᡠᠷᡝ ᡩᠠ ᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠣᠵᠣᠷᠥ ᡝᠷᡤᡞ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ) [Manchu]; Yu zhi li xiang kao cheng tui suan de Yongzheng shi nian wu yue shi liu ri ren shen wang yue shi fen miao shi ke bing qi fu fang wei (禦製曆象考成推算得雍正十年五月十六日壬申望月食分秒時刻並起復方位) [Chinese].
In the front of the work is a note written in English which reads: "Description of the appearance of a lunar eclipse as seen at the metropolis of each province in China in Kualiasun Taos i.e. Yung Chings 10th year. Chinese and Mandchu".
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Manchu Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003316194", "parent" : "#", "text" : "19955.b.4: Lunar eclipse of 1732" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003316194
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003316194
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
10 folios, bound
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
Manchu - Scripts:
- Chinese
Manchu - Start Date:
- 1727
- End Date:
- 1737
- Date Range:
- c 1732
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: ink on paper (blockprint)
Dimensions (frame size): 249 mm x 130 mm
- Former Internal References:
- Ma.114
- Finding Aids:
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W. Simon and H.G.H. Nelson, Manchu Books in London: A Union Catalogue (London: British Museum, 1977)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)