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title: Beijing Observatory Instruments
author: Zeno.org
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12508/beijing-observatory-instruments/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Beijing Observatory Instruments
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12508.jpg)
## Image Caption
A c. 1877 CE photograph of the remains of instruments at Beijing's Observatory. Astronomy evolved in 16th-17th century CE [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) as a result of the introduction of scientific ideas by Jesuit missionaries such as Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88 CE),
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