The Evolution of Mathematics in Ancient China: From the newly discovered 數 Shu and 算數書 Suan Shu Shu Bamboo Texts to the Nine Chapters on the Art of Mathematics

The history of ancient Chinese mathematics and its applications has been greatly stimulated in the past few decades by remarkable archaeological discoveries of texts from the pre-Qin and later periods that make it possible to study in detail mathematical material from the time at which it was writt...

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Main Author: Joseph W. Dauben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemáticas (SBHMat) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
Subjects:
Shu
Online Access:https://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/12