盖天

彝族先民对宇宙结构的最早认识，能是盖天说吗？

What is the ancient Yis first cognition about the universe structure ?

盖天说是中国天文学史上特别重要的假说。

The Gaitian theory is an important hypothesis in the history of astronomy in China .

盖天说盖天说是中国最古老的讨论天地结构的体系。早期的盖天说认为：天就像一个扣着的大锅覆盖着棋盘一样的大地。

The oldest theory on cosmic structure , the early school of canopy-heavens claimed that the heaven , shaped like a big pan , covered the earth , shaped like a chessboard .

公元3到6世纪是中国天文学快速发展的时代。在这段时期内，涌现了许多讨论天地结构的学说，其中最重要的是盖天说、浑天说和宣夜说。

The period between the 3rd and 6th centuries witnessed enormous develop-ment in China 's astronomy , with the rise of many theories on the cosmic structure.The most important of these were the theory of canopy-heavens , the theonrt of sphere heavens , and the theory of expounding appearance in the night sky . The Theory of Canopy-Heavens