Overview
Riccioli was an Astronomer.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1723 雍正癸卯Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 50, passages 3, 12
Origins and identity
- Western 西人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 50, passage 12
Career and standing
- astronomer 西人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 50, passage 12
Events and relationships
- Measured obliquity 23°29′Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 50, passage 12
- Relation Collaborated with · Person Cassini (噶西尼)Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 50, passage 12
References in the histories
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