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Jing Fang

78 BC - 37 BC

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Jing Fang (Chinese: 京房; pinyin: Jīng Fáng; Wade–Giles: Ching Fang, 78–37 BC), born Li Fang (李房), courtesy name Junming (君明), was born in present-day 東郡頓丘 (Puyang, Henan) during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). He was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jing Fang has received more than 65,986 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jing Fang is the 330th most popular astronomer, the 769th most popular biography from China and the 3rd most popular Chinese Astronomer.

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  • 66k

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  • 49.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Jing Fang ranks 330 out of 531Before him are Carl Gustav Witt, James Craig Watson, Alvan Clark, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, Frank Muller, and Philippe van Lansberge. After him are Cyril Jackson, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Holger Thiele, Vladimir Albitsky, Georges Rayet, and Gustav Spörer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 78 BC, Jing Fang ranks 1 Among people deceased in 37 BC, Jing Fang ranks 2Before him is Antigonus II Mattathias.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jing Fang ranks 769 out of 1,392Before him are Li Ning (1963), Dai Zhen (1724), Qiao Shi (1924), Xiao Hong (1911), Xu Xiangqian (1901), and Liu Yifei (1987). After him are Meng Wanzhou (1972), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Fei Xiaotong (1910), Yu Hua (1960), Ricky Hui (1946), and Zhuang Zedong (1940).

Among ASTRONOMERS In China

Among astronomers born in China, Jing Fang ranks 3Before him are Gan De (-400) and Fang Lizhi (1936). After him are John Dobson (1915).