Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited
In this paper, we report the analysis of Korean historical records on the periodic Halley’s comet according to the period (i.e., the Three Kingdoms, Goryeo Dynasty, and Joseon Dynasty) using various sources such as the Samguksagi (The History of the Three Kingdoms), Goryeosa (The History of the Go...
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| description | In this paper, we report the analysis of Korean historical records on the periodic Halley’s comet according to the period (i.e.,
the Three Kingdoms, Goryeo Dynasty, and Joseon Dynasty) using various sources such as the Samguksagi (The History of
the Three Kingdoms), Goryeosa (The History of the Goryeo Dynasty), and Joseonwangjosillok (The Annals of the Joseon
Dynasty). With regards to the apparition time of the comet for each return, we referred to the works of Kronk. For the Three
Kingdoms period, we could not find any record relevant to Halley’s comet from the Samguksagi. Furthermore, we examined
the suggestion that the phenomenon of “two Suns” which appeared on April 1, 760 (in a luni-solar calendar), as recorded in
the Samgukyusa (The Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms), indicates an instance of the the daytime appearance of
Halley’s comet. In contrast with the Three Kingdoms period, we found that all returns of Halley’s comet are recorded during
the Goryeo Dynasty, although others have questioned some accounts. We also found that the appearance of Halley’s comet
in 1145 is mentioned in a spirit-path stele made in 1178. For the Joseon Dynasty period, we found that all apparitions of the
comet are recorded, as with the Goryeo Dynasty, except for the return of 1910, at which time the former dynasty had fallen.
In conclusion, we think that this study will be helpful for understanding Korean historical accounts on Halley’s comet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a4f67c6d0ed48cf9cc7ca8aa331b8d72024-02-02T21:56:23ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092014-09-0131321522310.5140/JASS.2014.31.3.215Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet RevisitedKi-Won Lee0Byeong-Hee Mihn1Young Sook Ahn2Institute of Liberal Education, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongsan 712-702, S. KoreaAdvanced Astronomy and Space Science Division, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, S. KoreaAdvanced Astronomy and Space Science Division, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, S. KoreaIn this paper, we report the analysis of Korean historical records on the periodic Halley’s comet according to the period (i.e., the Three Kingdoms, Goryeo Dynasty, and Joseon Dynasty) using various sources such as the Samguksagi (The History of the Three Kingdoms), Goryeosa (The History of the Goryeo Dynasty), and Joseonwangjosillok (The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty). With regards to the apparition time of the comet for each return, we referred to the works of Kronk. For the Three Kingdoms period, we could not find any record relevant to Halley’s comet from the Samguksagi. Furthermore, we examined the suggestion that the phenomenon of “two Suns” which appeared on April 1, 760 (in a luni-solar calendar), as recorded in the Samgukyusa (The Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms), indicates an instance of the the daytime appearance of Halley’s comet. In contrast with the Three Kingdoms period, we found that all returns of Halley’s comet are recorded during the Goryeo Dynasty, although others have questioned some accounts. We also found that the appearance of Halley’s comet in 1145 is mentioned in a spirit-path stele made in 1178. For the Joseon Dynasty period, we found that all apparitions of the comet are recorded, as with the Goryeo Dynasty, except for the return of 1910, at which time the former dynasty had fallen. In conclusion, we think that this study will be helpful for understanding Korean historical accounts on Halley’s comet.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2014/v31n3/OJOOBS_2014_v31n3_215.pdfGoryeo DynastyJoseon Dynasty)Korean historical astronomical recordsHalley’s cometperiod (Three Kingdomshistorical astronomyperiod (Three Kingdoms; Goryeo Dynasty; Joseon Dynasty) |
| spellingShingle | Ki-Won Lee Byeong-Hee Mihn Young Sook Ahn Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Goryeo Dynasty Joseon Dynasty) Korean historical astronomical records Halley’s comet period (Three Kingdoms historical astronomy period (Three Kingdoms; Goryeo Dynasty; Joseon Dynasty) |
| title | Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited |
| title_full | Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited |
| title_fullStr | Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited |
| title_short | Korean Historical Records on Halley’s Comet Revisited |
| title_sort | korean historical records on halley s comet revisited |
| topic | Goryeo Dynasty Joseon Dynasty) Korean historical astronomical records Halley’s comet period (Three Kingdoms historical astronomy period (Three Kingdoms; Goryeo Dynasty; Joseon Dynasty) |
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