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The bell tower is a water transport instrument elephant platform made by Su Song, and some people call him the Kaifeng Astronomical Clock Tower. It is a two-storey building with a wooden fir, 12 meters high, about 7 meters wide, and weighs 20 tons. The upper floor, called the third floor, is a movable roof from the horizon, with an armillary sphere placed on top of it for stargazing, and the armillary sphere itself is supported by a dragon pillar, and the four feet are equipped with a level to keep it level.

The telescope in the instrument is expected to observe up and down, front and back. The middle layer is called the second layer, which is equipped with an armillary phenomenon, which has a rotating wheel that rotates day and night, and coincides with the celestial phenomena and constellations at any time. The lower floor is the striking system, which is divided into five tiers of wooden pavilions:

There are three pavilion doors on the upper floor, each with a wooden figure at the door, and at the beginning of each time, the wooden figure of the left door rings the bell; When the time is right, the wooden man at the right door rings the bell; Every moment, the wooden figures of the middle gate play drums. There is a door on the second floor, and there are twenty-four wooden figures with hour-telling signs, which are rotated to the door on time to indicate the hour. On the third floor, there are ninety-six wooden figures holding wooden signs, who take turns to appear at the door to indicate the time.

On the fourth floor, there is a wooden figure, which beats the gong according to the plan. There are 38 wooden figures holding cards in the wooden pavilion on the lowest floor, and they take turns to go out of the door at night, indicating more chips. Inside each layer of the wooden pavilion, there are corresponding wheels and rims, hanging the wooden man, or using the plucked gear, so that the wooden man's arm touches the musical instrument, all the machines in Taiwan, are located behind the wooden pavilion, next to the heavenly pool, river car, kettle, by the bottom of the water diversion engine to start the turbine lifting and rotating.

Su Song wrote the manufacturing situation of this instrument as the "New Ritual and Elephant Law", which is divided into three volumes: the first, the middle and the second, and the "Water Transport Instrument and Elephant Platform" described above is contained in the second volume. It not only has more than 150 kinds of mechanical parts, but also 61 pictures, which is a first-hand information for the study of ancient Chinese instrument making.

Su Song invented the water transport instrument elephant platform instrument.

The water transport instrument elephant platform is a large-scale automatic astronomical instrument invented and manufactured by Su Song, Han Gonglian and others in the Northern Song Dynasty, which is driven by leakage and water, and integrates astronomical observation, astronomical demonstration and time signaling system. The water transport instrument developed by Su Song is a giant astronomical instrument with a height of 12 meters and a width of 7 meters, like a three-story building.

The whole instrument is a wooden structure building with a narrow top and wide bottom, in the shape of a square platform. Among them, the armillary sphere and the like are made of copper. The whole Taiwan is divided into three compartments.

The lower compartment includes the time striking device and the power mechanism of the whole Taiwan. The compartment is a secret chamber where the image is placed. The upper compartment is a board house, and the armillary sphere is placed in the middle.

It is a comprehensive observation instrument that integrates an armillary sphere for observing celestial phenomena, an armillary sphere for demonstrating celestial phenomena, a mechanical device for measuring time omissions and reporting time.

Su Song's introduction

Su Song is studious, and he knows everything about the nine streams of history and the hundred schools of thought, as for algorithms, geographies, mountain scriptures, materia medica, exegesis, and law. As a prominent figure in history, his main contribution is to science and technology, especially medicine and astronomy. He led the manufacture of the world's oldest astronomical clock and hydrometer observatory, which was the first of its kind in modern times.

Su Song has written a lot of books, including "Lu Wei Xinlu", 72 volumes of Nacha's "Su Song Collection", 1 volume of "Tujing Materia Medica", "Abridged Collection", "New Ritual Imagery Law Essentials", "Su Wei Gongwen Collection", "New Ritual Elephant Law Essentials", "Bencao Tujing", "Wei Gong Inscriptions", "Su Shilang Collection", "Wei Gong Tan Xun" and so on. Su Song is an expert in philology, poetry, prose, historiography and other fields. "All Song Poems" recorded his poems.

Su Song invented the water transport instrument elephant platform instrument. The water transport of this envy instrument elephant platform is the Northern Song Dynasty Su Song, Han Gonglian and others invented the Sen Hui Pai to create a large automatic astronomical instrument driven by leakage water, set astronomical observation, astronomical demonstration and time signaling system.

The water transport instrument developed by Su Song is a giant astronomical instrument with a height of 12 meters and a width of 7 meters, like a three-story building. The whole instrument is a wooden structure building with a narrow top and wide bottom, in the shape of a square platform. Among them, the armillary sphere and the like are made of copper.

The whole Taiwan is divided into three compartments. The lower compartment includes the time striking device and the power mechanism of the whole Taiwan. The compartment is a secret chamber where the image is placed.

The upper compartment is a board house, and the armillary sphere is placed in the middle.

ProfileSu Song, whose name is Zirong, was originally from Tong'an County, Quanzhou, Fujian Road, and moved to Danyang County, Runzhou after being sold. In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty in China, he was an outstanding astronomer, astronomical machine manufacturer, and pharmacologist. Su Song was born in the southern Fujian Wang clan, and in the second year of the Qing calendar of Song Renzong, he ascended to the rank of Jinshi and was awarded the Suzhou Observation and Promotion Officer.

Since then, he has worked in the pavilion for a long time, extensively involved in ancient books, and paid attention to medicine.

Water transport instrument elephant platform.

Su Song's greatest contribution in his life was also the replication of the water transport instrument elephant platform, which climbed the world peak in the 11th century in astronomy and machine building.

"Water Transport Instrument Elephant Terrace" is an astronomical instrument created by Zhang Heng in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but unfortunately it has been lost. The Tang Dynasty astronomer monk and his party were copied by Liang Lingzan, and then lost. In 1088, Su Song applied his rich knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and mechanics to organize scientists Han Gonglian and Zhou Yanyan to start replicating.

He absorbed the experience of the working people in using production machinery such as waterwheels, cylinder cars, orange trees, cams, etc., and finally copied it successfully in 1090 in just two years through precise theoretical calculations and model development, integrating astronomical observation, celestial demonstration, and automatic time telling into one machine, and greatly improving the function and production level of the Han and Tang Dynasty "water transport instrument elephant platform".

1. Su Song's landmark achievement in science and technology is to make a water transport instrument elephant platform, which is known as the invention of the originator of the world's clock, setting seven world firsts.

2, Yuanfeng eight filial piety acres next year, to Su Song led by scientists, lasted three years and finally made into the water transport instrument elephant platform, which is a envy of water power as the power, set celestial observation, demonstration and time three functions in one, is the world's earliest astronomical clock, Su Song invented the water transport instrument elephant platform after the invention, was captured by the Jin soldiers ready to be transported to the north for use, but unfortunately after long-distance transportation caused by the damage to the parts, and finally can only be discarded. It was the loss of the water transport instrument that caused Su Song to gradually be forgotten.

3. Su Song (December 10, 1020, June 18, 1101), Zirong, originally from Tong'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province (now Tong'an District, Xiamen City), and later migrated to Danyang, Runzhou. In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty**, he was an outstanding astronomer, astronomical machine manufacturer, and pharmacist.

Su Song was born in the southern Fujian wang clan, ascended to the Jinshi in the second year of the Qing calendar of Song Renzong (1042), served in the pavilion for many years, traveled through the local governors, and twice sent envoys to the Liao Dynasty. Tired officials to the criminal department of the book, the ministry of officials. Song Zhezong worshiped the prime minister.

When he was in power, he was able to appoint appointments to ensure that all officials obeyed the law and obeyed their duties. After Song Huizong ascended the throne, he worshiped the prince Taibao and was named the prince of Zhao. He died in the first year of the Yasukuni Kingdom (1101) at the age of eighty-two, and was given the gift of Sikong.

Later, he was posthumously crowned the Duke of Wei. Song Lizong was clever when he chased "Zhengjian".

1. Water transport instrument elephant platform.

The water transport instrument elephant platform is a large-scale automatic astronomical instrument invented and manufactured by Su Song, Han Gonglian and others in the Northern Song Dynasty, which integrates astronomical observation, astronomical demonstration and time signaling system. It marks the peak in the history of ancient Chinese astronomical instrument manufacturing and is known as the earliest astronomical clock in the world.

2. The new ritual method is required.

The new ritual method is a design specification made by Su Song, an astronomer of the Song Dynasty in China, for the water transport instrument elephant platform. The book was written in the early years of the Song Dynasty, about 1094 and 1096 AD. According to the records of "History of the Song Dynasty, Art and Literature", this book was also known as "Shaosheng Ritual Law Essentials", "Ritual Image Law Compilation" and so on.

3. Star map. In order to more intuitively understand the dawn and midheaven of the stars, Su Song proposed to design a ritual Zen device that people can observe inside the armillary celestial phenomenon, that is, a false celestial instrument. The specific design is still completed by Han Gonglian's calculations.

It is made of bamboo and wood, shaped like a ball-shaped bamboo cage, and the outside is pasted with paper.

According to the position of the stars in the sky, make holes in the paper. When a person enters the ball**, the light from the outside enters through the hole, showing bright spots of different sizes, like stars in the night sky. When a person sits in a suspended ball and pulls the pivot to make the ball rotate, he can see the haunting and running of the stars more vividly.

This instrument was the forerunner of the starry sky demonstration in modern planetariums.

He created the water transport instrument elephant platform, and drew the "Ben Herbal Diagram Sutra" for the Chinese nation to achieve a number of world firsts, known as the originator of mechanical clocks. He wrote 20 volumes of the Book of Materia Medica, recording 780 kinds of drugs, with specimen illustrations, which is of great value in pharmacology. The book is a collection of pharmaceutical works of the past dynasties and the census of Chinese drugs, and is one of the masterpieces in the history of drugs in the world.

He has outstanding political achievements and has high attainments in politics, diplomacy, culture and science. When he was the magistrate of Jiangning County, Jiangsu, he investigated the tax evasion of the rich households, verified the property of the Ding, compiled the household registration, and levied taxes according to the book, which not only increased the revenue of the state treasury, but also lightened the burden on the poor. When he was the governor of Yingzhou, he stepped into the imperial court to build the imperial tomb for Song Renzong, and many state and county officials took the opportunity to donate money to fill their pockets, but Su Song allocated funds from the state treasury to purchase materials for the imperial court, and was unwilling to disturb the local people, and was deeply praised.