中国古代宇宙学说的历史地位

ON THE PLACE IN HISTORY OF THE THEORIES OF COSMOLOGY IN ANCIENT CHINA

本文对中国古代的三大宇宙学说─—盖天说、宣夜说和浑天说在天文学发展史上的地位进行了讨论，认为浑天说以其“地在天中”的观点而显得比较成熟，与古希腊的宇宙学说相比毫不逊色。但盖天说、宣夜说的“天在地上方”的观点比较原始，不宜对其给予过高的评价。

In this paper, the place in the history of three theories of cosmology in ancient China, the theories of Canopy-Heavens, of sphere-heavens and of expounding appearance in night sky, was discussed. Theory of sphere-heavens is more advan-ced in them by its idea that the lieaven is around the ground. It can be compared favourably with the theory of cosmology in ancient Greece. The theories of Ca-nopy-Heavens and of expounding appearance in night sky are priliminary because of their ideas that the heavens is above the ground. Overestinate on them is un-suitable .