Many contributions were made by Chinese and Islamic astronomers to modern day astronomy, including the trigonometric methods created to determine the precision of dates, and supernova research.
An astronomer.Ans 2.An astronomer studies anything that is not on earth; many astronomers study the moon, or one or more planets, or the solar system as a whole. The study of the Universe as a whole is cosmology; the person who studies it is a cosmologist.
medieval maps were made out of parchment before the Chinese invented paper a few years later
Hmm, maybe Gan De (approximately 400 BC), Nicetas of Syracuse (approximately 400 BC), or Eudoxus of Cridus (approximately 400 BC)? Also, the Chinese have a history of studying astronomy since about 600 BC. Dig around a little and maybe you'll find a recorded name.
The Chinese astronomers generated fantastically accurate measurements of time and charted unusual cosmological phenomena, such as novae, comets and meteor showers. This makes their work important to the development of the history of astronomy, and their ideas filtered down the Silk Road into the Middle East and Europe. Ancient Chinese kept records of a wide range of celestial events, including solar and lunar eclipses, sunspots, comets and meteors, guest stars (nova or supernova), planetary events, aurora borealis etc. as novae, comets and meteor showers. This makes their work important to the development of the history of astronomy, and their ideas filtered down the Silk Road into the Middle East and Europe.Ancient Chinese kept records of a wide range of celestial events, including solar and lunar eclipses, sunspots, comets and meteors, guest stars (nova or supernova), planetary events, aurora borealis etc.ealis etc.
The earliest supernova that has ever been recorded happened in 185 AD. Some Chinese astronomers first saw it.
Ulrich Libbrecht has written: 'Oosterse wijsheid voor de westerse mens' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Comparative Philosophy, Philosophy, Comparative, Taoism 'De vinger die naar de maan wijst' 'Within the Four Seas' 'Chinese mathematics in the thirteenth century' -- subject(s): Algebra, Chinese Mathematics, Early works to 1800, Mathematics, Chinese, Mathematics, Medieval, Medieval Mathematics 'Ferdinand Verbiest, 1623-1688' -- subject(s): Astronomers, Astronomy, Chinese, Biography, Chinese Astronomy
R. A. Blondeau has written: 'Ferdinand Verbiest, (1623-1688)' -- subject(s): Astronomers, Astronomy, Chinese, Biography, Chinese Astronomy 'Mercator van Rupelmonde' -- subject(s): Cartographers, Biography
Marcel van Nieuwenborgh has written: 'China, vermoed ik' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'Ferdinand Verbiest, missionaries of spion?' -- subject(s): Astronomers, Astronomy, Chinese, Biography, Chinese Astronomy
Xishan Wang has written: 'Xiao'an xin fa' -- subject(s): Astronomy, Astronomy, Chinese, Calendar, Chinese, Chinese Astronomy, Chinese Calendar, Early works to 1800
Nathan Sivin has written: 'Chinese alchemy' -- subject(s): History, Alchemy, Chemistry, China 'Cosmos and computation in early Chinese mathematical astronomy' -- subject(s): Astronomy, Chinese, Chinese Astronomy
Weiyun Qin has written: 'Yue ling cui bian' -- subject(s): Astrology, Chinese, Astronomy, Chinese, Chinese Astrology, Chinese Astronomy, Seasons, Seasons in literature
Binyuan Ouyang has written: 'Jiao shi jing' -- subject(s): Astronomy, Chinese, Chinese Astronomy, Eclipses
Most cultures have significant aspects of astronomy present in them, as it was a primary method for telling time and planning crops around the world. Chinese history has some of the earliest recorded accounts of comets and even a supernova. Greek astronomers, through their ties with the rise of the Roman Empire, have had many of their constellations adopted by the western powers. They also have the earliest estimate for the diameter of the earth (which they determined to be round long before that!) at ~300 BC. Mayans and Egyptians have extensive calendar systems, though their impact on modern astronomy (again, in the western hemisphere) is minimal.
Since the Chinese teach Communism there are no positive contributions.
It was devised in pre-history.
the Chinese were the first ones look at sun spots 800 ad
thay discoverd that the sun is the centre of the universe