Fen ye yu tu.
Plate 4
The northern celestial hemisphere with its Chinese constellations during the Ming Dynasty. Note that the study of astronomy during the Ming was considered a state secret, due to the continuing importance of astrology for directing the state.
- Date
- 1601
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- chart
- Original size
- 3,000 × 3,000 pixels
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