Gao Pingzi (1888-1970), real name Jun, Character Junping, Jinshan Zhangyan people, one of the pioneers of modern Chinese astronomy. Born in Xiang Mendi, he read poetry at an early age, underwent court training, and was also taught by a strict teacher, and was deeply rooted in the foundation of Chinese studies. In 1904, he went to Hubin and studied at Aurora College. After his death, he succeeded the former sage of the track, aspired to astronomy, and entered the Sheshan Observatory, Qingdao Observatory, Nanjing Purple Mountain Observatory, Institute of Astronomy of academia Sinica and other research institutions, during which he pioneered modern sunspot observation and research, participated in the first session of the Longitude Survey of All Nations, attended the International Astronomical Congress, and investigated the Henan Zhou gong observatory. After going to Taiwan in 1948, he devoted himself to academics, immersed himself in books, treated people with humility, and was good at nature. During his lifetime, he wrote "Essays on Academic Qualifications", "Shi Richang Compilation", "Notes on the History of Tianguan Shu", and "Remaining Manuscripts of Pingzi's Writings". In 1982, the International Astronomical Union named a craters with lunar coordinates of 6.7s and 87.8e as Takahirako Crater in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the cause of astronomy.
Zhangyan Qinshantou Gao family old residence
Gao Pingzi painted "Gao Clan Lineage Map"
Azimuth map of the Gao family's homestead (painted by Takahira)
In Qingdao, Gao Pingzi created the observation and research of modern sunspots for China, created a special ruler board for directly measuring the area of sunspots, created a simple method to determine the longitude and latitude of the sunspot surface, filled the gap in China's modern methods of observation and study of sunspots, and made Qingdao the birthplace of modern sunspot observation in China.
Photograph of taking over the Qingdao Observatory in 1924 (from left: Xu Huiping, Gao Pingzi, Jiang Bingran, Song Guomo)
Monument to the Measurement of longitude of all nations (there is a "Monument to the Measurement of longitude of all nations" on the Qingdao Observatory today, on which is engraved Gao Pingzi)
In 1926, Gao Pingzi represented China in the First International Longitude Survey Conference, was the first Chinese astronomer to participate in the international astronomical joint survey, and achieved the first batch of modern longitude values for China.
The coat Takahiko wore when she attended the Paris International Astronomical Conference
In 1935, Gao Pingzi represented the Chinese Astronomical Society at the Fifth Congress of the International Astronomical Union in Paris. At this conference, China was absorbed as a full member of the International Astronomical Union.
Gao Pingzi and Dong Zuobin participated in the compilation of the "Investigation Report of the Zhou Gong Observatory" (1937)
Takahirako
Takahirako Crater
Takahira's handwriting – "My Cosmology"
Takahiko's "Return of the Swallow"
After Gao Pingzi went to Taiwan, he has always missed his hometown very much. At the time of the Chongyang Festival in 1956, he used Qin Wangshan as the background to paint the "Return of Yan" to express homesickness. He describes himself as a swallow wandering the world, crying in the autumn wind the sorrow of homesickness and nostalgia for his hometown. "The Return of the Swallow" inscription: "The autumn light on the Golden Bull Lake is old, and the yellow flowers on the sea are cold." The swallows are still wandering in the end of the world, and they return to Ken for the old home mountain. ”