Also known as Imperial Astronomical Bureau and Board of Mathematics, Board of Astronomy and Mathematics, Sitian jian, Administration of the Heaven, Qintian jian, Directorate of Astronomy, Qintianjian
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The Qintianjian (), commonly translated as the Imperial Astronomical Bureau or Directorate of Astronomy, was the official institution of the Chinese imperial state responsible for astronomical observation, calendar production, timekeeping, and the interpretation of celestial and cosmological phenomena on behalf of the emperor. The bureau and its predecessor institutions served these functions across successive Chinese dynasties from antiquity until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912.
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