Celestial globe and quadrant, Imperial Observatory, Peking

Collection

Rue, Henry

Identifier

HR01-130

Copyright

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Notes

University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: HR01-130. Ancient Observatory (北京古观象台 Guanxiangtai), Peking (Beijing). Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623 -1688) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China, who rebuilt and re-equipped the Ancient Observatory.

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ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS USED LONG AGO BY FRENCH PRIESTS.

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1910-1913

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London