Defence of Planetary Conjunctions for Early Chinese Chronology is Unmerited
Abstract
Pankenier (2007) has responded to the critique by Keenan (2002) of astro-historiographic chronologies of early China. The arguments of Pankenier are assessed herein; the conclusion is that the arguments have negligible scholarly merit. Some problems with radiocarbon dates are also considered.
- Publication:
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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
- Pub Date:
- July 2007
- Bibcode:
- 2007JAHH...10..142K
- Keywords:
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- astro-historiography;
- carbon-14;
- eclipse;
- planets;
- Xia-Shang-Zhou