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The Gnomon of the Zhou

Chinese mathematics

Also known as: “Zhoubei”

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history of mathematics

In East Asian mathematics: The textual sources
…Han astronomical treatise, Zhoubi (“The Gnomon of the Zhou”), by a group under the leadership of imperial mathematician and astronomer Li Chunfeng. This collection, known as Shibu suanjing (“Ten Classics of Mathematics”), became the manual for officials trained in the newly established office of mathematics. Although some people continued…
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