The Mandate of Heaven: Astronomy in Ancient China
暫譯: 天命：古代中國的天文學

Daniele L.R. Marini earned his degree in Physics from the University of Milan. He contributed to the establishment of the "Giovanni degli Antoni" Department of Computer Science, where he taught and conducted research. He was a professor of Computer Science at the Polytechnic University of Milan, playing a key role in the creation of the Industrial Design degree program. In 1980, he founded a startup for the development of computer animation systems, Eidos S.p.A., which he directed until 1989. Since 2014, he has been on leave.

His primary research and teaching interests, often pioneering, have focused on the field of eidomatics (computer graphics and digital imaging). He has been consistently dedicated to the dissemination and application of computer science techniques.

Since 2016, he has also been engaged in the history of technology and astronomy. He has published over 200 scientific papers and presentations at national and international conferences, as well as several books, including:

• Marini D., Bertolo M., Rizzi A., Comunicazione visiva digitale: fondamenti di Eidomatica, Addison Wesley, Milan (2001)
• Rasheed S., Marini D., Rizzi A., Recognition of Colors in EEG: Planning Towards Brain-Computer Interface Applications, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (2012)
• Marini D.L.R., La Prima Macchina Astronomica: Antikythera, La Voce di Hora (2022)
• Marini D.L.R., The Planetary Machine Designed by Johannes Kepler, Giornale di Fisica, Vol. LXV (2024)
• Marini D.L.R., Imago Cosmi: The Vision of the Cosmos and the History of Astronomical Machines, Springer (2023), also published in Italian in 2024.
• Marini D.L: R:, Il mandato del cielo. L'astronomia nell'antica Cina, Springer (2025)

The author is a permanent member of IEEE, a Fellow of IS&T, a former ACM member, and a member of the British Horological Society, the Antiquarian Horological Society, the Scientific Instruments Society, and the Scientific Instruments Commission.

Daniele L.R. Marini 於米蘭大學獲得物理學學位。他參與了「Giovanni degli Antoni」計算機科學系的建立，並在該系教授及進行研究。他曾擔任米蘭理工大學的計算機科學教授，對工業設計學位課程的創建發揮了關鍵作用。1980年，他創立了一家專注於計算機動畫系統開發的初創公司 Eidos S.p.A.，並一直擔任該公司的負責人，直到1989年。自2014年以來，他一直處於休假狀態。

他的主要研究和教學興趣，經常是開創性的，集中在 eidomatics（計算機圖形學和數位影像）領域。他始終致力於計算機科學技術的普及和應用。

自2016年以來，他還參與了技術和天文學的歷史研究。他已發表超過200篇科學論文和在國內外會議上的報告，以及幾本書籍，包括：

• Marini D., Bertolo M., Rizzi A., Comunicazione visiva digitale: fondamenti di Eidomatica, Addison Wesley, 米蘭 (2001)


• Rasheed S., Marini D., Rizzi A., Recognition of Colors in EEG: Planning Towards Brain-Computer Interface Applications, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 德國 (2012)


• Marini D.L.R., La Prima Macchina Astronomica: Antikythera, La Voce di Hora (2022)


• Marini D.L.R., The Planetary Machine Designed by Johannes Kepler, Giornale di Fisica, 第 LXV 卷 (2024)


• Marini D.L.R., Imago Cosmi: The Vision of the Cosmos and the History of Astronomical Machines, Springer (2023)，2024年也以意大利文出版。


• Marini D.L: R:, Il mandato del cielo. L'astronomia nell'antica Cina, Springer (2025)

作者是 IEEE 的永久成員，IS&T 的 Fellow，前 ACM 成員，以及英國鐘錶學會、古董鐘錶學會、科學儀器學會和科學儀器委員會的成員。