Wang Fan

Japanese: 王蕃 - おうはん
Wang Fan

…There are 283 official stars and 1464 stars in the sky, which are divided into the Gande, Shishen and Wuxian stars by the names of ancient astronomers. Prior to this, Wang Fan of Wu made a copper celestial globe. In recent years, many tombs of aristocrats have been discovered with some of the constellations painted on the ceilings, and in Japan, the Takamatsuzuka in Nara was excavated in 1972, and the 28 constellations and part of the North Pole were painted on the ceiling. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wang Fan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全天の星は283官1464星を数え,古代天文学者の名によって甘徳・石申および巫咸の星に分けられた。これより以前,呉の王蕃は銅製の天球儀をつくった。近年になって貴族の墓の天井に星座の一部を描いたものが多数発見されたが,日本でも1972年に奈良の高松塚が発掘され,その天井に二十八宿と北極の一部が描かれていた。…

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