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Instruments. "The only instruments of practical to Yarkand and Khotan. Two years later he utility for astronomical purposes described in started for China from Yarkand, going to Aksu, ancient Hindu works are the sun-dial and the Turfan, Cham: and thence to Su-chou, where ha clepsydra. An armillacy sphere is also described died. As a journey alone it was great accomas an instrument for purposes of demonstration. plishment, as another great traveller, Sir Aurel The only Hindu instrument of any antiquity Stein, testified in words of warm sympathy 300 actually found is the clepsydra, consisting of a years later. But the great value of it was that metal bowl floating in & vessel of water." A Goes discovered to the world of searchers that footnoto adds: “It is the only instrument der. Cathay is China. cribed in the din-i-Akbart," and to this it may be Father Wessels then takes us to Antonio de added that time was kept in the Royal Palace at Andrade (1580-1634), who reached Goa in 1600, Mandalay by a clepsydra, when the British took but did no travelling till 1624, when he set out from possession in 1885.
| Agra, for Tibet, reaching Tsaparang via Srinagar Mr. Kaye then attempte "to summarise, with in Garhwal and returning to Agra in the same year. the aid of modern mathematical formula, the more on this first journey he was accompanied by Manoel technical portions of the classical Sanskrit astro- Marques, another Jesuit. In the following year nomical toxts" and this "to aid the study of a 1625, Andrada started again for Tsaparang and particular intellectual phase" of period laid the foundation of the first Christian Church "characterised by a remarkable ronaissance of there in the following year. This time Fathers literature, art and science in and scienco in
India." India." (A.D. 509
(A.D. 509 G . de Souza and Marques, were with him and the 1000.) And thus Mr. Kaye is drawn to certain mission was joined later by others : Fathers "conclusions," which all students of things Indian de Oliveira, dos Anjos and Godinho, and Antonio should study and digest, and he winds up his very Pereira, Antonio do Fonseca, F. de Azevedo. valuable monograph with remarkablo observations Andrade himself returned to Goa and died there on Hindu astrology (Appendix 1). He adds a further in 1634. After his departure others carried on the Appendix on Hindu Astronomical Deities, which mission, which lasted till 1641 after a fashion, has, however, already appeared in JASB., 1920. when the Tibetans closed Tibet and Marques was
Altogether, Mr. Kayo has produced hero a most loft a prisoner in their hands. Andrado did great important monograph, of which the only criticism things for yeography, but they raised much con. I have to offer is as to the form in which it is printed. troversy later on. It would be so much more handy, and therefore more
Next comes Francisco de Azevedo (15781660). w ful to students generally, if it were printed in
Unlike the others, he lived to be 82, after working ootavo form. This would be quite feasible as there
at various mission stations in India. He became a are no plates.
Jesuit in 1697 at Goa, and out of his long life he R. C. TEMPLE. only spent six months in the Himalayas in 1631.
He started by going from Agra to Taaparang, EARLY JESUIT TRAVELLERS IN CENTRAL ASIA,
whence he went to leh and thence to Lahaul and 1603-1721, by C. WESSELLS, S.J., Martinus
Kulu (Nagar), and back to Agra. He has left a Nijhoff, the Hague, 1924.
valuable and most interesting correspondenco This is a work of real value to all occupied in behind, which is now unearthed for the first time. historical research. It gives accounts in detail Following Andrade's advice in a letter from of thoso early missionaries, whom the Jesuita sent
Teaparang, Fathers Stephan Oacella and T. Cabral into Central Asia in the 17th century, and of whom started for Utsang (Tibet) in 1628 from Cochin, we have had but the scantiest knowledge hitherto, Stephen Cacella (1585-1630) became a Jesuit in and that not by any means accurate. Father 1604 and reached India in 1614. J. Cabral (1599– Wonella has now, however, written a scientifio 1669) became a Jesuit 1619 and arrived in India and authoritative book, based on dooumente in 1624. In 1626 they both reached Hugli and then actus existence, though they are difficult to get Dacca and Hajo (in Assam). Thence they went at, and he has thus not only done justice to a most to Kuch Bihar and Rangamati, and thence to Phari worthy series of old travellers, but has dug a well of | in Bhutan. Then they went separately to Shigatee sound knowledge for those who would appease their in Utang (Tibet), Arriving there in 1628. thirst for it at the original sources. One can hardly In 1629 Cacella returned to Kuch Bihar and there spook too highly of a work of this description. picked up Father Manoel Diaz ; with whom he
The old Jesuit fathers thus roguscitated are started at once back for Shigatso, but Father Arstly Bento de Goes (1562-1607), who became Dias died at Morang and Cacells himself in the
Josuit in 1684 at Goa and started travelling for next year at Shigatse. In 1631 Cabral returned the Society in 1595, continuing to do so till his to India via Khatmandu, Patna, Rajmahal and donth twelve years later. In this short period Hugli. Thereafter he travelled for indeed; in he went first to Lahore and Agra. Then Lo returned Japan, Tonkin, Molaoca and Macao, returning to Lahore on his journey to " Cathay," via Kabull finally to India, dying at Goa in 1869.
