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The stellar observatory travels Zhengzhou of China

The stellar observatory travels Zhengzhou of China

Write: Seely [2011-05-23]

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The stellar observatory is the extant oldest observatory of China, it is the famous scientific building of astronomy in the world. The stellar observatory lies and steps on a copy of 12 kilometers of southeast of city inform it in urban Zhou Gong Temple, common from now to week to examine 20 meters of scene platform. The stellar observatory is made up of a body and stone Gui, table trough. Leave largely small on platform, is similar to covering fighting. The mesa is square, build and make by polishing bricks with a waterstone. Taiwan 9.46 meter high, platform even carry the intersection of cabin and 12.62 of common height. Wide more than 16 meters under the platform, half of bottom about above. In the north of a body, there are two symmetrical entrances and exits, build bricks and stones to step on one and ladder column, wheel and cluster round the body of the platform, make the whole building arrangement seem solemn and towering. Taiwan carries every side to obviously shrink, and build stub wall (parapet) ,Taiwan carries it in the middle of both ends cabin, carry from a set of bottom to Taiwan, there is high table of the groove . Due north 36 blue and green the intersection of stone and stone Gui that tile in groove Vulgar to weigh it chi) .
The stone Gui is open and 31.19 meters long. The setting-up of the stellar observatory has reflected the enormous achievement with scientific astronomy of China at that time. Examine the intersection of shadow and TV station step on copies of the intersection of county town and 15 of southeast inform urban the north, build on Tang turning on 11 years (A.D. 723) . Examine the shadow platform to have another name called Common in week to examine the scene platform . Taiwan makes of blue and green stone, divides the pedestal and part of stone pillar two: Pedestal large to lay light, present ladder-shaped cone, here and there have askew slightly, every width. The stone pillar is a table, the pedestal is Gui.