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16. Huang Di to Zhi Bo: A Problem in Historical Epistemology
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David S. Nivison
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface IX
- 1.The He zun Inscription and the Beginning of Zhou 1
- 2.Supplement to the “The ‘Question’ Question”— British Museum Scapula and British Museum Library Deer Horn 17
- 3. The King and the Bird: a Possible Genuine Shang Literary Text and Its Echoes in Later Philosophy and Religion 22
- 4. The Hampers of Zeng: Some Problems in Archaeoastronomy 29
- 5.New Study of Xiaotun Yinxu Wenzi Jiabian 2416 42
- 6. Research Notes On Yin Li Chronology per Zheng Xuan 55
- 7. A Tell-tale Mistake in the Lü shi Chunqiu: The Earthquake Supposedly in the Eighth Year of Wen Wang of Zhou 62
- 8. The Origin of the Chaochen Rule 69
- 9. A New Analysis of the Guoyu Astrological Text 84
- 10. Qingming Day, 1040 BC 102
- 11. Kong Jia of Xia, 1577–1569 BC 116
- 12. Shaughnessy’s Slip 128
- 13. Review of Sun, Xiaochun, and Jacob Kistemaker, The Chinese Sky during the Han: Constellating Stars and Society 135
- 14. Zhang Peiyu on the Dayuan Li yi and the “Jinben” Zhushu jinian 142
- 15. The 1046 Hypothesis 163
- 16. Huang Di to Zhi Bo: A Problem in Historical Epistemology 195
- 17. Was Warring States China Ahead of Greece in Science? 202
- 18. Notes on Royal Ontario Museum, White Collection, #1908 208
- 19. 90th Birthday Address 211
- 20.Two yuan and Four quarters 220
- 21. The “31 Years” Problem 239
- 22. The Nivison-Shaughnessy Debate on the Bamboo Annals (Zhushu jinian) 256
- 23.Important Discoveries and Bad Mistakes 286
- Postface 1 298
- Postface 2 301
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface IX
- 1.The He zun Inscription and the Beginning of Zhou 1
- 2.Supplement to the “The ‘Question’ Question”— British Museum Scapula and British Museum Library Deer Horn 17
- 3. The King and the Bird: a Possible Genuine Shang Literary Text and Its Echoes in Later Philosophy and Religion 22
- 4. The Hampers of Zeng: Some Problems in Archaeoastronomy 29
- 5.New Study of Xiaotun Yinxu Wenzi Jiabian 2416 42
- 6. Research Notes On Yin Li Chronology per Zheng Xuan 55
- 7. A Tell-tale Mistake in the Lü shi Chunqiu: The Earthquake Supposedly in the Eighth Year of Wen Wang of Zhou 62
- 8. The Origin of the Chaochen Rule 69
- 9. A New Analysis of the Guoyu Astrological Text 84
- 10. Qingming Day, 1040 BC 102
- 11. Kong Jia of Xia, 1577–1569 BC 116
- 12. Shaughnessy’s Slip 128
- 13. Review of Sun, Xiaochun, and Jacob Kistemaker, The Chinese Sky during the Han: Constellating Stars and Society 135
- 14. Zhang Peiyu on the Dayuan Li yi and the “Jinben” Zhushu jinian 142
- 15. The 1046 Hypothesis 163
- 16. Huang Di to Zhi Bo: A Problem in Historical Epistemology 195
- 17. Was Warring States China Ahead of Greece in Science? 202
- 18. Notes on Royal Ontario Museum, White Collection, #1908 208
- 19. 90th Birthday Address 211
- 20.Two yuan and Four quarters 220
- 21. The “31 Years” Problem 239
- 22. The Nivison-Shaughnessy Debate on the Bamboo Annals (Zhushu jinian) 256
- 23.Important Discoveries and Bad Mistakes 286
- Postface 1 298
- Postface 2 301
- Index 303
