汪莱的天文学成就及其学术地位

Astronomy Achievements and Scholastic Status of Wang Lai

汪莱是清代一位具有创造性的天文学家,他与乾嘉考据之风尤其是"西学中源"相背离,注重研究西方天文学理论,刻意求新,穷原竟委,在传播和普及西方天文学中发挥了积极作用。

Wang Lai is a creative astronomist in the Qing Dynasty.His own research spirit of innovation is different from the prevalence research interests in the Qianlong period especially reflected as ＂Weat learn from China＂.He paid much attention to the western astronomy theories,innovation and investigation,thus playing an important role in the promulgation and popularity of western astronomy in ancient China.