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Dong [phrase omitted] 'East' and the Chinese "Indian Circle"

Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2019-10, Vol.139 (4), p.953 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2019 American Oriental Society ;COPYRIGHT 2019 American Oriental Society ;ISSN: 0003-0279 ;EISSN: 2169-2289 ;DOI: 10.7817/jameroriesoci.139.4.0953

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  • Title:
    Dong [phrase omitted] 'East' and the Chinese "Indian Circle"
  • Author: Smith, Jonathan
  • Subjects: Chinese history
  • Is Part Of: Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2019-10, Vol.139 (4), p.953
  • Description: The Chinese character <[phrase omitted]>, writing a word meaning 'east', is shown here to have arisen in connection with the use of the vertical gnomon in the determination of cardinal direction. The simple geometric procedure involved--by Al-Biruni (973-1048) termed the "Indian Circle"--is attested across a number of other early cultural contexts, and has a Chinese history traceable from classical-era technical treatises such as the "Kaogong ji" [phrase omitted] to sixth-century commentary to the mathematical text Shushu jiyi Evidence offered below constitutes the first direct indication for such a practice in second-millennium BCE China.
  • Publisher: American Oriental Society
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0003-0279
    EISSN: 2169-2289
    DOI: 10.7817/jameroriesoci.139.4.0953
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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