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Section VI of the Ming and Qing Dynasties of the decline of traditional astronomical calendar and the integration of Chinese and Western astronomy
Ming and Qing Dynasties, the traditional astronomical calendar while still in the development of individual areas, there is also the period in the individual signs of revival, but the overall point of view, it has experienced long-term stagnation, the gradual decline into the world of astronomy and the development of the total trend to the historical process.
First, the stagnation of the traditional astronomical calendar of the Eastern and Western
Self-evident since the beginning of nextabout two hundred years, in addition to the observation of abnormal phenomena continued practical astronomy individual such as nautical astronomy progress has been made, the study of astronomical calendar of the state come to a halt completely.
The early Ming rulers of the astronomical calendar to take a very strict policy States have no beginner astronomy, banish those who study history, who made a desperate calendar. This has seriously destroyed the civil calendar of astronomical research. To Xiao-ming 1488-1505 years, had ordered the levy to pass forest recluse scholars calendar for the elections should be those whono , 61 calendar can be seen almost in the civil. In addition, very few have the honor of the officials involved in the astronomical calendar, more conservative and more to meet the set rules to deal with the old arrangement, such as calendar time, the rationale for the gradually knows nothing about history or even the phenomenon of incorrectly relay an erroneous message. There is talk of reform of the calendar, but also know there is no mind, or ancestral system can not be changed by the power of thought drowned. Thus Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty used calendar time, a no change, is to lament!
the Ming 1573-1620, the country has relaxed the ban in early, there is contained Zhu