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some of the astronomy of the ancients not
                                         yet entirely discredited. China and Babylon
                                         may be taken as typical examples.
                                             China .–It would appear that Fohi, the
                                         first emperor, reigned about 2952 B.C., and
                                         shortly afterwards Yu-Chi made a sphere to
                                         represent the motions of the celestial bod-
                                         ies. It is also mentioned, in the book called
                                         Chu-King, supposed to have been written in
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