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Explication of Celestial Forms

... The heavens leave no tracks to follow. Only through the sun, moon, and stars do we trace the patterns. But it's so impossibly high and far; what can we really see from down here? Some say astronomy is off-limits. But the ban isn't on learning. It's on made-up theories that muddy the truth. The heavens move in steady, unerring rhythms. Seasons don't lie. That's nature's word. I've barely glimpsed the surface. What I've pieced together is a drop in the ocean. I'm leaving these notes for those far wiser to correct. It would be my honor if they do. ...

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Explication of Celestial FormsA treatise by Wang Deqing scrutinizing the stars. Covering everything from celestial forms to the Way of Astronomy, it showcases his…