The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 39 Issue 2
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- Pages.72.1-72.1
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- 2014
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
The Change of the Timekeeping system(時刻制度) before and after the solar calendar in Korea
- Choi, GoEun (University of Science & Technology) ;
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Ahn, Young Sook
(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
- Published : 2014.10.13
Abstract
In the Joseon Dynasty, A day divided into 100 gak (刻, approximately a quarter) or 12 Sijin (時辰, double hours) that was composed of half-Sijin as Cho (初, beginnings of double hours) and Jeong (正, mid-points double hours). The timekeeping system was changed from 100 gak to 96 gak with using
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