Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Fan 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Fan | 王蕃 | Wáng Fān |
| Personal name | Wang Fan | 王蕃 | Wáng Fān |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · songshi:076:s0008
Roles
- Astronomer
- Scientist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 其後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 250 · End: AD 266Strongly inferred · songshi:076:s0008
Events and relationships
- Kind: scholarly · Role: maker · Action: made-armillary-instrumentExplicit · songshi:076:s0008
References in the histories
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