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Wujing Suanshu
''Wujing Suanshu'' (五經算術; translated as ''Mathematical Procedures of the Five Canons'' or ''Arithmetic methods in the Five Classics'') is a 6th-century Chinese mathematical text written by Zhen Luan (535 – 566).{{cite web , title= History of Mathematics: China , url= http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/china.html During the early Tang dynasty, the text was selected to be part of the collection '' Ten Computational Canons''. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhen Luan
Zhen Luan (甄鸾) (535 – 566) was a Chinese mathematician, astronomer, daoist and buddhist who was active during the Northern Zhou (557-581) of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. Born in the Wuji County of the present day Hubei Province, he is primarily known for the comments on the ancient mathematical treatises. Proceeding from them, he paid special attention to the "Nine Palaces" calculation technique; his description of the Luo shu represents an early example of textual comment on this scheme. Zhen Luan developed the Tianhe calendar which was implemented in 566 and was current for the next 18 years. Zhen trained in a Daoist congregation, but converted to Buddhism out of disgust with Daoist sexual practices. He wrote the anti-Daoist text '' Xiaodao Lun'' in 570 for Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou. His solid scholarship was commended by Yan Yuan (1635 - 1704). Literature * Schuyler Cammann Schuyler Van Rensselaer Cammann (February 2, 1912, in New York City &n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Computational Canons
The ''Ten Computational Canons'' () was a collection of ten Chinese mathematical works dating from pre-Han dynasty to early Tang dynasty, compiled by the early Tang mathematician Li Chunfeng (602–670) in the 650s, as the official mathematical texts for imperial examinations in mathematics. In 1084 during the Northern Song dynasty, the text '' Shushu Jiyi'' was selected to be part of this collection, replacing ''Zhui Shu''. Thus ''Shushu Jiyi'' has appeared in the subsequent issuing of the catalogue. The original Ten Computational Canons includes: #''Zhoubi Suanjing'' (''Zhou Shadow Mathematical Classic'') #'' Jiuzhang Suanshu'' (''The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art'') #'' Haidao Suanjing'' (''The Sea Island Mathematical Classic'') #''Sunzi Suanjing'' (''The Mathematical Classic of Sun Zi'') #''Zhang Qiujian Suanjing'' (''The Mathematical Classic of Zhang Qiujian'') #'' Wucao Suanjing'' (''Computational Canon of the Five Administrative Sections'') #''Xiahou Yang Suanjing' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Mathematics Texts
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