《明史·志·卷一》
西洋的学说既不违背中国古代的认识，而对于天象又有所骏证，所以把它表述出来。
西洋之说，既不背于古，而有验于天，故表出之。
Western theory does not contradict the ancient Chinese understanding, but provides further evidence for celestial phenomena, so it is presented here.