Moon and star in ancient China
Received any primary education a person should know in elliptical orbits around the sun, and similar objects called planetary sphere. The planet itself is generally not visible light emission, and the surface reflected sunlight and light. Solar system has nine planets, except Earth itself, the first was discovered that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn five. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, it is in modern telescopes and the establishment of Kepler's law, Newton's law of gravity after the discovery. Of stars in each constellation in the sky background, a significant relative movement of the planets, and this move for almost all along the ecliptic. They disappeared among the stars now, when you back into time. "Line" for the move was intended; the original intent of the word planet means wandering on such objects in the sky.
The ancients observed the actual gold, wood, water, fire, earth together five planets known as five-wai. Weft of the fabric of the horizontal line. This five planets in the sky, the same latitude as the shuttle moving from east to west, it is called a five-wai. Yao also known as five. Ancient star together again with the sun and the moon, sun, moon and star as, that of the seven government. "Book of * Yaodian" records said, "The Pier in Xuanji to Qiqi Zheng." Shen Chuan Cai Song: "Seven political, sun and moon star also. Seven persons, running on the day, there are late with speed, there are still people's affairs also." Moon and star, also known as seven weft. This is also ancient as the sun and the moon the wrong planet. In fact, the day star, on the satellite. Also known as Qi Yao.
Oracle are already ancient Chinese records on Jupiter, the Warring States period had a five-star view. The five stars are called jin sung first, Bai, Ying sense, Jupiter, the town of stars, this is five stars of this ancient method is usually called. These five stars is called Elements, is the floor of the five elements coupled with the five planets in heaven generated. "Records of the Historian-day official book" records said, "five-star days, to have the five elements."
Venus, the ancient name stars, big clamor, Bai. White light color, brightness particularly strong. In addition to the sun and the moon, the sky looks the brightest objects. When the brightest light even than the famous Sirius ten degrees. Venus at dawn seen in the East called the blind, the evening found in the West called Venus. "Poetry Xiaoya Big East," said, "East a blind, west Venus." Ancients believed that Venus and Venus is two stars, so gave it two names. In fact, they are Venus, the difference is the appearance time and location is not the same nothing. Because Venus is the planet inside, run faster than the Earth. Sometimes the sun is not out of the horizon, it has been before the horizon than the sun, so they can see in the morning. Because it appeared, bright days to go, so called Venus. Han emperor Liu Qi to avoid the taboo, Venus again called enlightened. Sometimes the sun was down, and Venus also appeared in the Western sky, they are able to see at dusk. After about an hour before the next horizon, when the Venus called Venus. Together before the next Venus 36 degrees brightest sunlight, it can be seen in the daytime, so ancient books have "too see daylight," the record.
Jupiter, the ancient name of Jupiter, or age, some people believe the old word referring to Oracle's Jupiter. "Records of the Historian-day official book" mentioned in the photo to mention, Chung-Hua, Ying Xing, Chi-sing, are Jupiter's alias. Star among the ancients special attention to the observations of Jupiter. "Huainanzi astronomical training" in the records said, "Jupiter of the home, five Gufeng Chang. Its for the red, age is a calamity ... ... it is three years old and a hunger, a decline of six and twelve one health. "Jupiter's cycle of the ancients to be linked with the farming, probably because similar to Jupiter and the solar activity cycle. Jupiter around twelve days a week, living up to 12 a year, hence the name Jupiter. And with Jupiter, where the second name as the Annals of the standard.
Mercury, the ancient name of Chen Xing, closest to the sun, always look on both sides of the swing in the sun, far away from the Sun does not exceed 30 degrees. Ancient China the week days is divided into twelve Chen, Chen about thirty degrees each, it said Mercury is jin sung. In the Newly Unearthed "five-star account", the Mercury has a never used for other books by the name "white." It should be noted that in the ancient pre-Qin said when talking about Sky water, does not mean that the planet Mercury, but to be the star of the star. "Zuo Zhuang Twenty-nine": "Water is faint Hundred." Here refers to operating room of water.
Mars, the ancient name Yinghuo. Yingying as fire named for its red light. The apparent motion of Mars in the sky, sometimes from west to east, sometimes from east to west, very confused people, hence the name Yinghuo. It should be noted that the ancient books said the fire, referring to the star of the fire, that is Antares (especially Antares). "Poetry in July," "Summer Falling Star" in the fire, means Antares said. "Records of the Historian-day official book" and said the fire is the means of the planet Mars. Mars, also known as Star punishment, law enforcement. "Guang Ya-release days" in the records said, "the punishment camps confusion that star, or that of law enforcement.
Saturn, the ancient town of Star. Saturn around every twenty-eight days, about a week, a year into the lunar mansions in the night, called the old town one night, take turns sitting Ershibasu like the same named town of Star. Also writing Tianxing (town and fill in for the pass off the words). |