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http://dx.doi.org/10.5303/PKAS.2012.27.5.411

A STUDY OF CORRELATION BETWEEN HISTORICAL ASTRONOMICAL RECORDS AND POLITICAL EVENTS  

Yang, Hong-Jin (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Choi, Goeun (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
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Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society / v.27, no.5, 2012 , pp. 411-418 More about this Journal
Abstract
We study the correlation between distributions of astronomical records and historical events using historical meteor (shower) records. In Korean chronicles, planets and meteor (shower) records are the most abundant astronomical phenomena. And they represent a general tendency of the number distribution of whole astronomical observations. We examine the correlation for the number distribution between meteors (showers) and planets during A.D. 1200-1700 and find that both records have a similar distribution. We classify historical events into three grades according to the social impact, and investigate the correlation between distributions of meteor (shower) records with social events, such as, new king's accession to the throne, foreign invasions, and domestic turmoils. From the statistical analysis, we cannot find any correlation between the meteor (shower) records and the political events. Therefore, we conclude that Korean historical records have not been influenced by the political events. We also examine the correlation between Chinese and Japanese meteor (shower) records and political events for A.D. 1200-1700, respectively, but cannot find any correlations between them.
Keywords
historical astronomical records; political events; meteor: shower; correlation;
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