Overview
The translated histories identify Maraldi as an astronomer, inventor, scholar, 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Maraldi | 默爵 | Mojue |
| Personal name | Maraldi | 默爵 | Mojue |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Astronomer
- Inventor
- Scholar
- Scientist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 雍正癸卯 · Western Year: AD 1723Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:050:s0003, qingshigao:050:s0162
Origins and identity
- Label: Western / 西人Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0162
Career and standing
- Label: astronomer / 西人Explicit · qingshigao:050:s0162
Learning and skills
- Skill: instrument making / 製造鏡儀 · Level: practicedExplicit · qingshigao:050:s0162
Events and relationships
- Kind: scientific · Role: observer · Action: measured-solar-lunar-apparent-diameters · Statement: Used reflecting telescopeExplicit · qingshigao:050:s0162, qingshigao:050:s0163
Assessments and attributes
- Item: reflecting telescope / mirror instrument / 鏡儀 · Relation: madeExplicit · qingshigao:050:s0162
References in the histories
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