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Wei Pu

Chinese astronomer · Scientists

Wei Pu was a Chinese astronomer and politician of the Northern Song dynasty. He was born a commoner, but eventually rose to prominence as an astronomer working for the imperial court at the capital of Kaifeng.

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Wei Pu is read about 2 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Wei became a trusted colleague of the famous Northern Song polymath statesman and scientist Shen Kuo, who served as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, and worked on various projects with Wei Pu.

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