Major Works
- In Chinese
- Yixiang zhi, 1673 (on astronomical instruments and apparatus)
- Kangxi yongnian lifa, 1678 (on the calendar of the Kangxi Emperor)
- Jiaoyao xulun (explanation of the basics of the faith)
- Latin
- Astronomia Europea, 1687
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