《勿庵历算书目》的目录学价值与学术史意义

The Bibliography Value and Academic Significance of Wu-an Li-suan Shu-mu

明末清初西学东渐,西方自然科学特别是天文历算之学的大量传入,显著地激起本土学者对自然科学研究的兴趣和热情。清代民间的天文历算研究颇为活跃,代表人物首推宣城梅文鼎。梅氏晚年专门为自己的历算学著作撰写了一部解题目录--《勿庵历算书目》,共收录梅氏历学著作62种、算学著作26种。《勿庵历算书目》是中国古代现存最早的历算类解题式个人著述目录,在目录学史上具有里程碑式的意义。此外,《勿庵历算书目》又深刻地反映了清初天文历算学科的发展状况和梅氏学术思想的特质,从而具有丰富的学术史意义。

The entry of the western science especially calendar and mathematics during the late Ming and early Qing period, significantly arouses Chinese scholars’ passion for studying science. Mei Wending and his study stands for the prosperity of calendar and mathematics among folk scholars in the early Qing era. In his old age, Mei Wending creates a title catalogue for the eighty-eight books written by himself, including sixty-two on calendar and twenty-six about mathematics, which is named Wu-an Li-suan Shu-mu. Wu-an Li-suan Shu-mu is the first title catalogue for personally written works on calendar and mathematics, which represents a landmark in the history of bibliography. Besides, it deeply reflects the development of calendar and mathematics in the early Qing dynasty as well as the traits of Mei Wending’s thoughts, which means quite a lot to the academic history of that period.