Guo Shoujing

Guo Shoujing
郭守敬
Stone bust of Guo Shoujing on public display in Beijing
Born1231
Xingtai, Hebei province
Died1314 or 1316
Known forShòushí Calendar (授时曆; 'Season-Granting Calendar')
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, hydraulic engineering, mathematics
InstitutionsGaocheng Astronomical Observatory
Guo Shoujing
Chinese郭守敬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Shǒujìng
Wade–GilesKuo1 Shou3-ching4
IPA[kwó ʂòʊtɕîŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwok Sáu-ging
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKueh Tsiú-kìng (col.)
Kok Siú-kìng (lit.)

Guo Shoujing (Chinese: 郭守敬, 1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (若思), was a Chinese astronomer,[1] hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Yuan dynasty. The later Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591–1666) was so impressed with the preserved astronomical instruments of Guo that he called him "the Tycho Brahe of China."[2] Jamal ad-Din cooperated with him.[1]

  1. ^ a b Morris Rossabi (28 November 2014). From Yuan to Modern China and Mongolia: The Writings of Morris Rossabi. BRILL. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-90-04-28529-3.
  2. ^ Engelfriet, 72.