Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Note on romanisation; Introduction and acknowledgements; 1. Theoretical and historical background; 2. The re-equipping of the Royal Observatory under King Sejong; 3. From Munjong to Yongjo (1450–1776); 4. The armillary clock of Song Iyong and Yi Minch'ol (1669); 5. A Korean astronomical screen of the eighteenth century; Epilogue; Appendix; Select bibliography; Index.

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Four distinguished historians of Asian science examine the creation of some remarkable early scientific instruments.