Song, Liao, and Jin · Astronomer and Instrument Maker

Han Xianfu 韓顯符

Hán Xiǎnfú

Attested AD 1008

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Han Xianfu as an astronomer and scientist. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Han Xianfu 韓顯符 Hán Xiǎnfú
Personal name Han Xianfu 韓顯符 Hán Xiǎnfú

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Astronomer
  • Scientist

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 真宗祥符初 · Western Year: AD 1008
    Explicit · songshi:076:s0010

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: served
    Explicit event contextual date · songshi:076:s0010

Events and relationships

  • Kind: scholarly · Role: maker · Action: made-armillary-sphere · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 祥符初 · Western Year: AD 1008
    Explicit · songshi:076:s0010

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Treatises 29: Measures and Calendar 9 · 1 passage