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China: Two pages from the Zhoubi suanjing< / i> (Zhou Dynasty Sundial of Astronomy and Calculation), illustrating the 'Gougu Theorem' or Pythagorian Theorem. Dating from the Zhou Dynasty, this version is from a Ming Dynasty edition,1603
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China: Two pages from the Zhoubi suanjing< / i> (Zhou Dynasty Sundial of Astronomy and Calculation), illustrating the 'Gougu Theorem' or Pythagorian Theorem. Dating from the Zhou Dynasty, this version is from a Ming Dynasty edition,1603
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The Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, is one of the oldest Chinese mathematical texts. 'Zhou' refers to the ancient Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 - 256 BCE) 'Bi' refers to the gnomon of a sundial.
. The study is an anonymous collection of 246 problems encountered by the Duke of Zhou and his astronomer and mathematician, Shang Gao. Each question has stated their numerical answer and corresponding arithmetic algorithm. The Zhoubi suanjing contains one of the first recorded proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.
. The study is an anonymous collection of 246 problems encountered by the Duke of Zhou and his astronomer and mathematician, Shang Gao. Each question has stated their numerical answer and corresponding arithmetic algorithm. The Zhoubi suanjing contains one of the first recorded proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.
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4500 x 3834 px | 49.4 MB
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38.1 x 32.5 cm | 15.0 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1603 • 17TH CENTURY • 17TH • ASIA • ASIAN • ASTRONOMY • BI • BOOK • BOOKS • CHART • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CIENCIA • DUKE OF ZHOU • DYNASTY • GOUGU • JING • LIBRO • MATH • MATHEMATICS • MATHS • PORCELAIN • PYTHAGORAS • PYTHAGORIAN • SCIENCE • SHANG GAO • SUAN • SUANJING • THEOREM • XVII CENTURY • ZHOU • ZHOUBI
