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Beijing Observatory Leadership
Assumes responsibility for imperial astronomy after successful prediction work.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Beijing in Belgium. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Assumes responsibility for imperial astronomy after successful prediction work.
Helps revise the Chinese calendar using European astronomical calculations.
Takes refuge during the Boxer siege.
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