中国古代天文学中,“荧惑守心”被认为是最险恶的天象之一。黄一农的研究显示,历史记载的大多数事例均为伪造。文章找到更多的记录,进行了更加详细的考证。尽管荧惑守心记录的错误率高于其他类型的天象记录,但许多错误的记录,能够找出流传错误的痕迹。同时,故意写错时间的事例也是存在的。至于凭空伪造天象而适应人事,还缺少证据。
In ancient Chinese astrology, "Mars staying at Xin" is one of the most adverse conditions, It is shown by the research of Huang Yi-Long that most of those records in Chinese history were falsifications. The authors of this paper have found more such records and have conducted deeper investigation. Despite the mistake rate higher than other celestial phenomena, many of the untrue records of "Mars staying at Xin" can be traced to copying errors. The authors have discovered one or more items with deliberate alternation of time, but there is no evidence of intentional falsifications for catering to particular social events.