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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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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Fen ye yu tu." (1601). Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fen_ye_yu_tu._LOC_2002626777-4.jpg

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