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A Re-examination of the Star Observation in Early Ming Dynasty Based on the Star Catalogue of \textit{Datong Tongzhan}-with Discussion on the Changes of Traditional Chinese Constellations

Chu, L. F.; Yang, B. S.

\textit{Datong Tongzhan} is a divination book compiled by the Imperial Board of Astronomy in early Ming dynasty, which preserves some positional data of stars observed at that time. Based on this star catalogue, a further research is carried out on star observation in early Ming dynasty. Firstly, through a deep analysis, it is found that this book…