At a glance
- Period
- 17th century 1
- Place
- South Korea 1
- Dates
- The accessed abstract gives 1619–1692. Numeric life dates are withheld pending comparison with later biographical research.
- Also known as
- Song I-Yeong, 宋以穎
The watchmaking story
A useful place to start with Song I-yeong's work is 1669 armillary-clock development. 1
Sources connect Song I-yeong with Gwansanggam (Joseon Bureau of Astronomy), without establishing a formal role. 1
Scope: Broader horology 1
Why this person is included
Documented attributable individual contribution
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Gwansanggam (Joseon Bureau of Astronomy) 1
Geographic ties: Joseon Korea; modern South Korean research and heritage context. Modern geographic grouping for historical Joseon activity; not modern nationality
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Institution / education / public service · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Gwansanggam (Joseon Bureau of Astronomy) — Institutional association — role not established. Astronomer / astronomical-clock developer 1
Legacy affiliation: Gwansanggam (Joseon Bureau of Astronomy). Person-level contribution: Scholarly research attributes development of a weight-driven armillary clock in 1669 to Song, an astronomy professor at Gwansanggam.
Original affiliation wording: Gwansanggam (Joseon Bureau of Astronomy). No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 8 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain
Claim qualifications (8)
- Full name: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Noteworthy contribution: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Representative work: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Affiliations / workshops: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Specific role: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Era: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Scope: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
- Primary geography: Abstract/metadata only. No life-date mapping and no conclusive attribution of the extant museum object. 1
Sources
- Song I-Yeong’s Armillary ClockSang Hyuk Kim; Yong Sam Lee · Springer — Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy · Scholarly research chapter — abstract accessed · 2015 volume, pp. 2179–2195; online metadata dated 2014; DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_249
[S0327] Sang Hyuk Kim; Yong Sam Lee. Springer — Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy. "Song I-Yeong’s Armillary Clock." 2015 volume, pp. 2179–2195; online metadata dated 2014; DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_249. https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_249 Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Abstract: 1669 construction, Gwansanggam and armillary-clock mechanism. Access scope: abstract and bibliographic metadata only; full chapter not inspected.
Source context
Relationship to subject: Researchers examining the historical instrument
How it was checked: Opened — abstract / metadata only. Abstract: 1669 construction, Gwansanggam and armillary-clock mechanism
Limitation: Only the abstract and metadata were available. Civil dates and identification of the surviving museum object require full comparison with later research; no dates filled.
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