著者

後閑 文之助

出版者

日本古生物学会

雑誌

日本古生物学會報告・紀事 (ISSN:00310204)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1938, no.13, pp.105-108, 1938 (Released:2011-03-18)

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As to the fossil elephants, the ancient Japanese naturalists for a long time believed, following the explanation in the Chinese Pents'ao, that they were the skeletons of dragon but later in the Yedo period some scholars grew suspicious about its veracity. The questions of dragons had been variously discussed since 1760 till the so-called “skeletons of dragons” found in Japan were proved to be the ossil remains of elephants in 1811.

著者

後閑 文之助

出版者

日本地質学会

雑誌

地質学雑誌 (ISSN:00167630)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.45, no.541, pp.773-776, 1938

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As to the fossil elephants, the ancient Japanese naturalists for a long ti-me believed, following the explanation in the Chinese Pents'ao, that they were the skeletons of dragon but later in the Yedo period some scholars grew suspicio-us about its veracity., The questions of dragons had been variously discussed si-nce 1760 till the so-called "skeletons of dragons" found in Japan were proved to be the fossil remains of elephants in 1811.,

著者

後閑 文之助

出版者

Tokyo Geographical Society

雑誌

地学雑誌 (ISSN:0022135X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.88, no.2, pp.63-87, 1979-04-25 (Released:2009-11-12)

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Japanese historical and geographical literatures, the Kojiki, the Nihongi, the Fudoki etc., were edited in the 8th century. Studies of minerals, rocks and fossils at that time were done on the basis of the Honzo (Pen-Tsao), Chinese ancient pharmacy. Since the 17th century studies of the Honzo were settled in Japan and progressed independently. With the development of the Japanese industry in the end of the 18th century, the Meibutsu-gaku, or the Bussan-gaku, learning on natural material or product, originated from the Honzo. On the other hand, since the end of the 17th century, Western natural sciences were transmitted to Japan through Dutch Commercial Office in Nagasaki. The eastern sciences such as the Honzo and the Bussan-gaku resulted in the establishment of the modern geology in Japan together with the western sciences.