Individual itineraries and the circulation of scientific and technical knowledge in East Asia (16th–20th centuries)

Birth in Shanghai

Score of first in the local examinations (ju xiang shi di yi 舉鄉試第一) in Shenzong 25 (1597=02=16 ～ 1598=02=05).

Appointment as Examining Editor in the Hanlin Academy (Hanlin yuan jiantao 翰林院檢討)

Composition by Xu Guangqi of this work.

Award of jinshi degree in Shenzong 32

Collaboration on translation of Euclid's Elements of Geometry and Ci liang fa yi 測量法義 (Methods of Measurement Explained)

Mention by Xu Guangqi of Zhou bi suan jing. Xu Guangqi is quoted in Ruan Yuan's biography in Chou ren zhuan but the source of the quote is not given.

Mention by Xu Guangqi of Jiu zhang suan shu. Xu Guangqi is quoted in Ruan Yuan's biography in Chou ren zhuan but the source of the quote is not given.

Mention by Xu Guangqi of Li Ye 李冶's Ce yuan hai jing 測圜海鏡. Xu Guangqi is quoted in Ruan Yuan's biography in Chou ren zhuan but the source of the quote is not given.

Membership of team to write and translate Ce liang fa yi 測量法義

Composition of Gou gu yi 勾股義 in 1 juan.

Composition of Ce liang yi tong 測量異同

Collaborative work on the calendar. Date of Eclipse that was wrongly predicted and caused Chinese astronomers to look to Western knowledge.

Membership of team to translate Euclid's Elements of Geometry, published in 1611

Appointment as Right Shilang of the Board of Rites (Libu you shilang 禮部右侍郎) in Tianqi 3

Appointment as President of the Board of Rites

Measurements conducted for the lunar eclipse of the 17th day, 10th month, Chongzhen 2.

Mention of Zhou li by Xu Guangqi, after the lunar eclipse of the 17th day of the 10th month of Chongzhen 2.

Western Astronomers who joined the Astronomy Bureau and worked with Xu Guangqi who recommended the founding of this Office for collaboration between Chinese and Western astronomers on the guimao day of the 9th month of Chongzhen 2.

Commission: reform of the Chinese calendar

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Zhou Yun to improve accuracy of measurements.

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Liu Youqing to improve accuracy of measurements.

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Liu Chengzhi 劉承志 to improve accuracy of measurements.

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Zhou Shichang 周士昌 to improve accuracy of measurements.

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Xue wencan 薛文燦 to improve accuracy of measurements.

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Luo Yagu to improve the accuracy of measurements.

Presentation of Li shu zong mu 曆書總目 in 1 juan to the emperor in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Ri chan shu zhi 日躔術指 in 2 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Ce tian yue shuo 測天約說 in 2 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Da ce 大測 in 2 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Ri chan biao 日躔表 in 2 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Ge yuan ba xian biao 割圓八綫表 in 6 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Huang dao sheng du biao 黃道升度表 in 7 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Huang chi dao ju du biao 黃赤道距度表 in 1 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Tong lü biao 通率表 in 2 juan in the 1st month of Chongzhen 4

Composition by Xu Guangqi to refute the postion of Wei Wenkui 魏文魁

Observation of lunar eclipse and discussion, wuwu day, 4th month of Chongzhen 4

Collaboration between Xu Guangqi and Tang Ruowang to improve accuracy of measurements.

Presentation of Ce liang quan yi 測量全義 in 10 juan in the eighth month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Heng xing li zhi 恆星曆指 in 3 juan in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Heng xing li biao 恆星曆表 in 4 juan in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Heng xing zong tu 恆星總圖 in 1 zhe 摺; in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Heng xing tu xiang 恆星圖像 in 1 juan; in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Kui ri jie ding'e 揆日解訂訛 in 1 juan; in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Presentation of Bi li gui jie 比例規解 in 1 juan; in the 8th month of Chongzhen 4

Test of solar eclipse prediction on the xinchou day of the 10th month of Chongzhen 4

Mention by Xu Guangqi of the lunar eclipse on the 15th day of the 4th month of Chongzhen 4 (1631=05=15) in argument refuting the views of Wei Wenkui 魏文魁

Mention by Xu Guangqi of Wei Wenkui's 魏文魁 work Li Yuan 曆元

Mention by Xu Guangqi of Wei Wenkui's 魏文魁 work Li Ce 曆測

Mention of Guo Shoujing's method by Xu Guangqi in his refutation of Wei Wenkui's 魏文魁 writings, and in other contexts.

Xu Guangqi is mentioned in the preface to Du suan jie in Du ce 度測 by Chen Jimo 陳藎謨. He is referred to as Xu Yuanhu 徐元扈

Presentation of Yue li li zhi 月離曆指 (4 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Yue li li biao 月離曆表 (6 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Jiao shi li zhi 交食曆指 (4 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Jiao shi li 交食曆 (2 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Nan bei gao hu biao 南北高弧表 (12 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Zhu fang ban zhou fen biao 諸方半晝分表 in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Presentation of Zhu fang chen hun fen biao 諸方晨昏分表 (1 juan) in the 4th month of Chongzhen 5

Explanation offered for variant predictions of lunar eclipse (Chongzhen 5, 9th month, 14th day (jiyou) ) by three groups: The Astronomical Bureau (Qintianjian), Xi Guangqi and his group, and the Muslim calendar group.

Observation and study of the lunar eclipse of Chongzhen 5, 9th month, 14th day

Official of the Song dynasty, mentioned by Xu Guangqi whhile explaining why the three predictions of the lunar eclipse of 1632=10=27 were all different.

Illness - stopped going to work in Chongzhen 6, 10th month.

Recommendation of Li Tianjing by Xu Guangqi, to take Xu's place when he became ill.

Death of Xu Guangqi

Mention of Xu Guangqi 徐光啓 as the translator of Matteo Ricci's books (at the beginning of the Chongzhen period) in the Preface to Xiao an xin fa 曉庵新法 by Wang Xichan 王錫闡

Mention of Xu Guangqi 徐光啓 (called Xu Wending 徐文定) in connection with the controversy of the solar eclipse at the beginning of the 5th month in Chongzhen 2 (21st of June 1629).

Appearance of name under Xu Guangqi in Chou ren zhuan, i.e. they are included in the same biography.