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STATUS OF KOREAN ASTRONOMICAL HERITAGE PRESERVED OVERSEAS

국외소재 한국 천문유물 현황

  • Received : 2023.11.06
  • Accepted : 2023.12.11
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

In this study, we explore and catalog Korean astronomical heritages that are known to be preserved in foreign countries. We exclude old astronomical books from the catalog because they have been well studied and exist in numbers far too large for the scope of this study. From various documents and online collections, we find a total of 38 Korean astronomical heritages in six countries: 10, 11, and 14 items from the UK, France, and Japan, respectively, and 1 item from Germany, the US, and China each. These include items that are suspected to be of Chinese heritage and items of unconfirmed possession status. We divide the astronomical heritages primarily into two groups: time-keeping instruments (18 items) and astronomical charts (20 items). In this paper, we briefly review them according to country. We believe that this study provides a foundation for further detailed studies on each item, such as the Gujang-Cheonsang-Yeolcha-Bunya-Jido (舊藏天象列次分野之圖) preserved in the Library of Congress, United States.

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이 연구를 위해 귀중한 자료를 열람할 수 있도록 도와주신 프랑스국립도서관, 파리천문대, 다대학언어문화도서관(BULAC), 일본 국립국회도서관, 세이코박물관, 동양문고 관계자분들께 감사드립니다. 이기원은 2019년 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아서 이 연구를 수행하였습니다(2019R1I1A3A01055211). 민병희는 한국천문연구원 천문우주정보 및 지식확산 사업의 지원으로 연구를 수행하였습니다(No. 2023187000).

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