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China / Germany: Adam Schall (1592-1666), German Jesuit and astronomer, Director of the Imperial Observatory to the Qing Emperor Shunzhi (r. 1643-1661), Athanasius Kircher,1667

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Chinese name Tang Ruowang (May 1, 1592 August 15, 1666) was a German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

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Title: China / Germany: Adam Schall (1592-1666), German Jesuit and astronomer, Director of the Imperial Observatory to the Qing Emperor Shunzhi (r. 1643-1661), Athanasius Kircher,1667

Caption: Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Chinese name Tang Ruowang (May 1, 1592 August 15, 1666) was a German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

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