Kansei calendar

Kansei calendar (寛政暦, Kansei-reki) was a Japanese lunisolar calendar (genka reki).[1] It was published in 1797.[2]

History

The Kansei-reki system was the work of Takahashi Yoshitoki[3] and Hazama Shigetomi.[4]

Takahashi and Hazama used Western astronomy studies to modify the traditional calendar.[4]

See also

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Calendar" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 98.
Nussbaum, "Kansei-reki" at p. 478; Orchiston, Wayne et al. (2011). Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region, p. 155.
Nussbaum, "Takahashi Yoshitoki" at p. 933.
Orchiston, Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific Region, p. 155.

External links

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"

Japanese calendar
Genka calendar 692–696 Gihō calendar 697–763 Taien calendar 764–862 Goki calendar 858–861 Semmyō calendar 862–1685 Jōkyō calendar 1685–1755 Hōryaku calendar 1755–1798 Kansei calendar 1798–1844 Tenpō calendar 1844–1872 Gregorian calendar 1873–present

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.