The observatory in Peking, China. After an 18th century print by Caspar Luyken. The observatory was founded in the 15th century.
Father Ferdinand Verbiest was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Pittem near Tielt in Flanders, later part...
An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky , consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth, that represent lines of...
Some Instruments on top of the Observatory, Pekin', China, 1895. The Beijing Ancient Observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty. From...
An armillary sphere at the ancient observatory in Beijing, constructed in 1744. The moon shines through the rings of the sphere.
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Chinese workers check a bronze astronomic instrument made in the seventeeth centure to gaze at celestial bodies at the Ancient Observatory October 8,...
Chinese shop clerk sells an inflatable globe of constellations at the Ancient Observatory October 8, 2003 in Beijing, China. China plans to launch...
Seismograph as invented by the Chinese scientist Zhang Heng in A.D. 132, is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing,...
The Armillary Sphere of the Ming Dynasty, is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
General view of the astrolabes at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
Altazimuth, made in 1673 for the purpose of determining azimuth of celestial bodies, is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025...
Celestial Globe, mad in 1673 for the purpose of determining the rising and setting time and azimuth of celestial bodies as well as their altitude and...
Sextant, made in 1673 for the purpose of measuring the angular distance between any two stars less than 60 degree apart as well as the angular...
Equatorial Armilla, made in 1673 is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
The Armillary Sphere is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
The Armillary Sphere of the Ming Dynasty is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
The Armillary Sphere of the Ming dynasty is seen at the Beijing Ancient Observatory on February 27, 2025 in Beijing, China.
Father Ferdinand Verbiest was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He proved to the court of Kangxi Emperor that European...
Imperial Observatory, one of Peking's famous sights on the eastern wall, China, Underwood and Underwood, Gelatin silver View looking towards the...
Close-up, on a sunny day, of a bronze royal cloud dragon carving that forms the base for the armillary sphere at the Beijing Ancient Observatory,...
Close-up, on a sunny day, of bronze instruments, including the celestial sphere and a frame quadrant with a dragon design, at the Beijing Ancient...