Han Dynasty Astronomy: The Cosmic Mandate
Before the telescope, Chinese astronomers mapped the heavens with astonishing precision. This episode explores Han dynasty astronomy — the cosmic bureaucracy that tracked omens, comets, and eclipses to read the Mandate of Heaven. We meet Sima Qian's Shiji astronomical records, the debate over spherical vs. flat earth models, the invention of the armillary sphere by Luo Xiahong, and the political turmoil when a solar eclipse forced Emperor Zhao's regent Huo Guang to resign. How did star-watching shape imperial power? And what did the Han see in the sky that still puzzles us today? Join Lucas and Luna for a journey through the Han cosmos.
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