책머리에 ···············································································································3 청나라의 『역상고성曆象考成』 제작 배경과 조선에 끼친 영향 ·························23
제1부 《역상고성(曆象考成)》 상편 제4권 〈일전역리(日?曆理)〉·····················39 제1장 정확한 남북 자오선 그리기 [남북진선(南北眞線)] ····························································································41 제2장 북극의 고도 측정하기 [북극고도(北極高度)] ····························································································50 제3장 지구반경으로 인한 시차(視差) [지반경차(地半徑差)] ····························································································55 제4장 황도상의 각 지점이 적도로부터 떨어져 있는 도수 [황적거위(黃赤距緯)] ····························································································77 제5장 대기굴절로 인한 시차(視差) [청몽기차(淸蒙氣差)] ····························································································82 제6장 회귀년의 길이를 측정하여 태양의 평균운행도수 정하기 [측세실이정평행(測歲實以定平行)] ········································································91 제7장 본천의 높낮이가 영축의 근원 [본천고비위영축지원(本天高卑爲盈縮之原)] ·························································98 제8장 양심차와 원지점 구하기 [구양심차급최고(求兩心差及最高)] ······································································111 제9장 원지점의 운행도수 및 본륜과 균륜의 반경 [최고행급본륜균륜반경(最高行及本輪均輪半徑)] ················································128 제10장 영축차 구하기 [구영축차(求盈縮差)] ··························································································140 제11장 균시차(均時差) [시차(時差)] ·······································································································162 제12장 일출 전, 일몰 후의 박명 지속 시간 [몽영각분(?影刻分)] ···························································································176 제13장 낮과 밤의 길이 [주야영단(晝夜永短)] ··························································································189 제14장 24절기에 접하는 시각 [절기시각(節氣時刻)] ··························································································199
제2부 《역상고성(曆象考成)》 하편(下編) 제1권 〈일전역법(日?曆法)〉 ·········209 제1장 태양의 위치 계산에 사용하는 천문상수 [추일전용수(推日?用數)] ····················································································211 제2장 태양의 위치 계산법 [추일전법(推日?法)] ···························································································221 제3장 표를 사용한 태양의 위치 계산법 [용표추일전법(用表推日?法)] ·············································································242 제4장 절기시각 계산법 [추절기시각법(推節氣時刻法)] ·············································································246 제5장 실제 절기시각 계산법 [추절기용시법(推節氣用時法)] ·············································································249 제6장 각 성의 절기시각 계산법 [추각성절기시각법(推各省節氣時刻法)] ······························································251 제7장 일출입시각과 주야시각 계산법 [추일출입주야시각법(推日出入晝夜時刻法)] ·······················································253 제8장 정기를 알 때 평기 계산법 [정기추평기법(定氣推平氣法)] ·············································································257 제9장 평기를 알 때 정기 계산법 [평기추정기법(平氣推定氣法)] ·············································································270 제10장 평기의 날짜 [평기일률(平氣日率)] ··························································································273