Overview
Shen Kuo was an official, Astronomer, and Scientist.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1082 元豐五年八月Directly stated · History of Song 197, passage 130
- AD 1074 又數月Dated from the passage context · History of Song 96, passages 30-31
- AD 1124 宣和六年七月Dated from the passage context · History of Song 80, passages 290, 312
- AD 1074 熙寧七年七月Dated from the passage context · History of Song 80, passages 270, 273
- AD 1074 熙寧七年六月Directly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Right Remonstrator 右正言AD 1074 熙寧七年七月 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 273
- reviewing secretary of the Secretariat 中書檢正AD 1074 又數月 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passage 31
- co-supervisor 同提舉官AD 1074 熙寧七年六月 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
- graded reward for completed armillary sphere and clepsydra 賞AD 1074 熙寧七年七月 · ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passages 273, 276
Places and affiliations
- AD 1074 又數月Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · History of Song 96, passage 31
- AD 1074 熙寧七年六月At Gate Facing the Sun 迎陽門 · Relation Present atDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
- Organization Directorate of Astronomy 司天監 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
Works and attributed material
- Memorial on the Armillary Sphere 渾儀Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 274
- Memorial on the Clepsydra 浮漏Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 274
- Memorial on the Gnomon Table 景表Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 274
- Astronomical Treatise 天文志Relation Recorded inDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 274
- Memorial · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passages 31-33
Events and relationships
- Appointed Right RemonstratorAD 1074 熙寧七年七月 · Appointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 273
- Distributed formation splitting axesDistribution · DistributorDirectly stated · History of Song 197, passage 130
- Explained instrument revisionsDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
- Modeled moon phases with clay ballDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 312
- Ordered to survey two Zhe waterworksAD 1074 又數月 · Survey · CommissionerDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passage 34
- Requested dredging western Zhe and repairing eastern ZheAD 1074 又數月 · Hydraulic · ProposerDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passages 31-33
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- Relation Subordinate of · Person Emperor (帝)Directly stated · History of Song 80, passage 270
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment court adopted his proposals on instruments and calendrical books · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 275
- AD 1074 熙寧七年六月Item new armillary sphere and clepsydra 新制渾儀、浮漏 · Relation DesignedDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passages 270, 274, 276
Source notes
- Court ordered ritual instruments and calendrical books refashioned according to his proposalsDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 275
References in the histories
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