Overview
Yixing was a Monk and Astronomer.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Tang Yixing | 唐一行 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 721 to AD 727 唐Dated from the passage context · History of Song 76, passage 64
- AD 618 to AD 907 唐Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 272, passage 29
- AD 725 唐Strongly inferred · History of Liao 44, passage 53
Key source chapters
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 272 Volume 272 Biographies 59: Tang Ruowang, Yang Guangxian, Nan Huai Ren 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 80 Volume 80 Treatises 33: Measures and Calendar 13 3 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 44 Volume 44 Treatises 14: Celestial Phenomena 3 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 76 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Measures and Calendar 9 1 passage
Places and affiliations
- Tang 唐Relation Lived underDirectly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 沙門 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
Works and attributed material
- Dayan Calendar 大衍曆Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 64
- Yixing's armillary / water-driven mechanism system 一行之制Relation CreatorDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passages 298-299
Events and relationships
- Cast a celestial globe praised as ingenious, but bronze and iron stiffened so it could not turn and was abandonedScholarly · Maker · Cast celestial globeDirectly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
- Measured with gnomon for DayanScholarly · ObserverDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 64
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ingenious / finely made · Mode named-source-report Source Work contemporary report 時稱Directly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
- Assessment present design goes beyond what Yixing achieved · Mode quotation Speaker Wang Fu (王黼)Directly stated · History of Song 80, passage 303
- Item celestial globe 渾天儀 · Relation MadeDirectly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 44, passage 53
References in the histories
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