Table 2 Direction and distance of gravity center movement of Yangmingism.

From: Quantifying the diffusion history of Yangmingism

Period

Barycentric coordinates (°)

Direction (°)

Moving distance (km)

E-W distance (km)

N-S distance (km)

velocity (km/a)

E-W velocity (km/a)

N-S velocity (km/a)

Rise period

116.70°E

       

29.87°N

Peak period

117.30°E

East by north

180.06

44.23

174.55

2.57

0.63

2.49

31.39°N

75.8

Decline period

118.43°E

East by north

131.34

101.16

83.77

1.16

0.9

0.74

32.05°N

39.6

Revival period

116.91°E

West by north

175.81

−152.88

86.81

1.42

1.23

0.7

32.95°N

29.6

Trough period

117.86°E

East by south

283.93

114.25

−259.93

1.07

0.43

0.98

30.55°N

66.3