Western Influence on Astronomical and Land-survey Instruments of the Edo Period

• Project/Area Number: 22500963
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Teikyo Heisei University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Tsuko 帝京平成大学, 現代ライフ学部, 教授 (80107474)
• Research Collaborator: ITO Setsuko 元国立天文台, 教員 (20151508)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 科学史 / 天文学史 / 天文儀器 / 国際研究者交流 / 国際情報交換

Research Abstract

Western influence on astronomical and land-survey instruments of the Edo periods was investigated at both domestic and overseas sites. The main outcomes are as follows:
(1) We made a nation-wide survey investigation of octants and sextants produced or imported before the Meiji Restoration (1868). We found out 10 items including some new discoveries and made mutual comparisons in terms of their specifications and characteristics.
(2) We made clear the import situation in 1792 of an advanced portable astronomical quadrant by discovering some letters written by the then director of the Dutch East India Company at Nagasaki.
(3) We organized the 7th International Conference on Oriental Astronomy (ICOA-7) and published its conference proceedings.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 蛮書和解御用の創設とその後の天文方 (2012)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 東洋研究 Volume: 第186号 Pages: 1-25
  • NAID: 40020381095
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Lunar map made in 1813 by a Japanese feudal warlord, "Mapping the Oriental Sky" (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Oriental Astronomy (ICOA-7) Pages: 82-87
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A lunar map made in 1813 by a Japanese feudal warlord (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 7th Iernational Conference on Oriental Astronomy Volume: 1 Pages: 82-87
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hirayama Kiyotsugu: Discoverer of Asteroid Families, "Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region" (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshida, Seiko and Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Journal Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (Springer Verlag) Pages: 171-198
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 江戸時代天文学史研究の70年- 日本科学史学会創設 70 周年記念シンポジウム:明治前科学史研究の回顧と現状 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 科学史研究 Volume: 第50巻、 No. 260 Pages: 202-206
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 江戸時代天文学史研究の70年 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 日本科学史学会 Volume: 50 Pages: 202-206
  • NAID: 110008898297
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 第7回東洋天文学史国際会議(ICOA-7)を終えて (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 天文月報 Volume: 第104巻、第3号 Pages: 137-140
  • NAID: 10027892799
• [Journal Article] 宇宙観の革命 天動説から地動説へ (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 日本機械学会誌 Volume: 第113巻、第4号 Pages: 230-233
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 宇宙観の革命～天動説から地動説へ～ (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Journal Title: 日本機械学会誌 Volume: 113 Pages: 230-233
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] オクタント・セキスタントの日本史 200 年(招待講演) (2013)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Organizer: シンポジウム「黎明期日本天文学史」
  • Place of Presentation: 国立科学博物館(上野)
• [Presentation] 江戸時代オクタント・セキスタントの全国所在調査 (2012)
  • Author(s): 中村士・葛西誓司
  • Organizer: 洋学史学会・実学資料研究会合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学(京都府)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-25
• [Presentation] Octants and Sextants before the 1860s preserved in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Organizer: Historical Instruments WG Meeting, C41/ICHA Science Meetings, International Astronomical Union, the 28th General Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing , China
• [Presentation] Japanese star maps made for the 18-19 centuries and their Korean influence (招待講演) (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Organizer: First International Conference on Science and Culture of Joseon Dynasty
  • Place of Presentation: Korean Science & Culture Society, Yeochong, Korea
• [Presentation] Japanese star maps fro the 18th-19th centuries and their Korean influence (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Organizer: 韓国科学文化協会
  • Place of Presentation: イエチョン市庁舎、イエチョン市、韓国
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Octants and sextants before the 1860s preserved in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, Tsuko
  • Organizer: 国際天文学連合(IAU)、Commission 41のWorking Group
  • Place of Presentation: 国家会議中心、北京市、中華人民共和国
• [Presentation] 天文方と蛮書和解御用 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Organizer: 洋学史学会
  • Place of Presentation: 明治大学・駿河台校舎(東京都)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-10
• [Presentation] A lunar map made in 1813 by a Japanese feudal warlord (2010)
  • Author(s): Tsuko Nakamaura
  • Organizer: International Conference on Oriental Astronomy 7
  • Place of Presentation: 国立天文台三鷹(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-09
• [Presentation] 伊能忠敬が中国筋測量で使用した象限儀・子午線儀 (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Organizer: 日本科学史学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京海洋大学(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-30
• [Presentation] 伊能忠敬が中国筋測量で使用した象限儀・子午線儀の調査 (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村士・小川忠文
  • Organizer: 第57回日本科学史学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京海洋大学(品川)
• [Book] 西洋天文学史 (2013)
  • Author(s): 中村士, マイケル・ホスキン
  • Total Pages: 158
  • Publisher: 丸善出版
• [Book] 江戸の天文学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 中村士
  • Total Pages: 221
  • Publisher: 角川学芸出版
• [Book] 宇宙観 5000 年史～人類は宇宙をどうみてきたか (2011)
  • Author(s): 中村士・岡村定矩
  • Publisher: 東京大学出版会
• [Book] Mapping the Oriental Sky…Proceedings of the ICOA-7 (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsuko Nakamura, et al.(編著)
  • Total Pages: 262
  • Publisher: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan