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现在认为后两本是石申的门徒写的。

The latter two are now believed to be written by his school followers .

尽管石申的观点是错误的，但是他承认这些黑点是太阳自身的现象。

Although he was wrong , he recognised the spots for what they were -- solar phenomena .

石申的著作包括：8卷本《天文》、一卷本《浑天图》、一卷本《石氏星经簿赞》。

His works included the 8-volume Astronom , the one-volume Celestial Map and the one-volume Star Catalogue of Shi .

石申认为这些黑点是由太阳中心开始向外扩展的日蚀。

He assumed that these spots were eclipses that began at the center of the sun and spread outward .

石申的大多数著作现在都不完整，但是他一些最重要的著述被收人《开元占经》得以保存下来。

Most of his works did not survive intact , but a few of his crucial writings were preserved in The Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era .

石申（生于公元前约4世纪），又名石申夫，战国时魏国人。天文学家，与甘德同时代人。

Shi Shen ( born 4th century B. C. ) was a Chinese astronomer and contemporary of Gan De. He was born in the State of Wei , also known as the Master Shi Shen ( Shi Shenfu ) .