Ancient China · Astronomer

Shi Shen 石申

Shí Shēn

Attested BC 350

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Shi Shen as an astronomer and cartographer. 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 Shi Shen 石申 Shí Shēn
Personal name Shi Shen 石申 Shí Shēn

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Astronomer
  • Cartographer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 石申 · Western Year: BC 350
    Strongly inferred · liaoshi:044:s0041

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

  • Work: star charts of Shi Shen / 石申圖經 · Relation: author
    Explicit · liaoshi:044:s0041

Source notes

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 44Volume 44 Treatises 14: Celestial Phenomena 3 · 1 passage