Yi Xing
Astronomer
0683 – 0727
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Who was Yi Xing?
Yi Xing, born Zhang Sui, was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer,and Buddhist monk of the Tang Dynasty. His astronomical celestial globe featured a clockwork escapement mechanism, the first in a long tradition of Chinese astronomical clockworks.
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- Born
- 0683
China - Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- China
- Profession
- Died
- 0727
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on July 23, 2013
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