《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
道周精通天文、历法、数学、皇极等方面的书籍。他所著的《易象正》、《三易洞玑》及《大函经》，学者整年学习也弄不懂他的学说，而道周自己用它来推演、验证国家的治乱。
精天文历数皇极诸书，所著《易象正》、《三易洞玑》及《太函经》，学者穷年不能通其说，而道周用以推验治乱。
Daozhou was well-versed in astronomical, calendrical, mathematical, and imperial extreme books. While it took scholars all year to understand most of his theories, such as Yi Xiang Zheng, San Yi Dong Ji, and Da Han Jing, Daozhou himself could use them to interpret and infer the stability or chaos of the national government.