Zhang Heng's Seismoscope (2): Historical Materials and Investigation

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-01-11
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HistoricaldataregardingZhangHeng'sseismoscopeisnotsingularproof.Actually,thefourearliesthistoricaldocuments,i.e.,ContinuationofHistoriographyofHanDynasty,HistoriographyoftheLaterHan,BookoftheLaterHanandDingRecordallhaverelevantrecordsofitsstructure,size,principle,responsetoearthquakeandactualapplications.Thesefiveaspectsaresupportedbyarchaeologicalresearch,unearthedculturalrelics,historicalearthquakesandmodernseismologicalstudy.Thesehistoricalmaterialscontainagreatdealofspecificinformationaboutthisancientseismoscope.Inconclusion,theauthenticityandreliabilityofZhangHeng'sseismoscopeareverified.