Seongbyeon Official Records

The Seongbyeon Official Records measure 33 cm in height and 22 cm in width, and comprise thirty-nine leaves including the front and back covers. Written in ink across three lines on the cover are the titles 'Record of the Stellar Anomaly of the Ninth Month of the First Year of Yongzheng' (雍正元年九月星變謄錄), 'Record of the Stellar Anomaly of the Third Month of the Twenty-fourth Year of Qianlong' (乾隆二十四年三月星變謄錄), and 'Record of the Guest Star of the Twelfth Month of the Twenty-fourth Year of Qianlong' (乾隆二十四年十二月客星謄錄). These records are a rare resource that concretely documents facts obtained through the actual observational activities of Joseon-period astronomers, and also a rare source for understanding the observation procedures carried out at the Gwansanggam, the royal astronomical office, and the scale of the personnel involved. For this reason they are a valuable resource for the study of the history of Korean science, and of the history of astronomy in particular, and have accordingly been designated a Seoul Tangible Cultural Heritage.

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Where it is

Region

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산