Target geometries, Olympic 70M vs Big Shoot, frontal view

Daniel Patrick Morgan (1)

1 SPHERE (UMR_7219) - Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire

Target geometries, Olympic 70M vs Big Shoot, frontal view. The thumb and human figures are added for perspective, with the thumb scaled to 2° (width) at the first joint, following a rough astronomical ‘rule of thumb’, and the human figures scaled to an arm-span of 8 chi (184.8 cm) and foot-length of 1.2 chi (27,72 cm), according to Zheng Xuan’s figures.

Mots clés: Archery; History of sports; Ritual; Confucian classics; Medieval China; Commentary

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Daniel Patrick Morgan. Target geometries, Olympic 70M vs Big Shoot, frontal view. Illustration. Paris-14E-Arrondissement, France. 2017. ⟨medihal-01687948⟩