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Flourished c.600 -
Notable Works “Jigu suanjing”
Subjects Of Study cubic equation
Liu Hui
Chinese mathematician
Li Ye
Chinese mathematician
Minggantu
Chinese astronomer and mathematician
Mei Wending
Chinese writer
Zhu Shijie
Chinese mathematician
Li Shanlan
Chinese mathematician
Qin Jiushao
Chinese mathematician
Zhao Youqin
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and Daoist
Li Rui
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Mei Juecheng
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Jia Xian
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Zu Geng
Chinese government official, mathematician, and astronomer
Li Chunfeng
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Zu Chongzhi
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and engineer
Xu Yue
Chinese astronomer and mathematician
Shen Kuo
Chinese astronomer, mathematician and official
Zhang Heng: seismoscope
Zhang Heng
Chinese mathematician, astronomer, and geographer
Seki Takakazu
Japanese mathematician
Takebe Katahiro
Japanese mathematician
Cardano, Girolamo
Girolamo Cardano
Italian physician and mathematician

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