讀各家釋七衡圖、說蓋天說起源新例初稿

Reading Explanations of the Ch'i-heng t'u: An Initial Discussion of New Evidence Regarding the Origins of the Khai Tien Theory

石璋如(Chang-Ju Shih)

《中央研究院歷史語言研究所集刊》 68本4分 (1997/12) Pp. 787-816

摘要

七衡圖是中國古代宇宙論文之一的蓋天說解釋天地距離，太陽運行與人際關係的圖象。這種說法有人認爲可能早自般末，現在又從般虛得到兩種新例，故其來源可能比般末更早。

關鍵字

七衡圖 ； 蓋天說 ； 周髀算經

並列摘要

The Ch'i-heng t'u is a pattern representing one of the Ancient Chinese cosmic theories, explaining the distance between the earth and the heavens, the movement of the sun and human relationships. While some scholars maintain that explanations such as these may have existed as early as the late Yin period, two instances of new evidence from Yin-hsü illustrate the fact that the origin of these patterns may be traced buck to a time preceding the late Yin period.

並列關鍵字

Ch'i-heng t'u Diagram of the Seven Declination Circles ； Khai Tien Theory Theory of a Hemispherical Dome ； Chou Pi Suan Ching The Arithmetical Classic of the Gnomon and the Circular Paths of Heaven