For example, in one Qing almanac he discovered a chart showing the correlation between Chinese divisions of the day and the Western 24-hour system, indicating that people had already begun incorporating the Western system into daily life.
從清朝的通書中發現，子、丑、寅、卯與二十四小時的對照表，可以知道當時民間已開始使用西方的二十四小時制度。