From the Foreword by Sir Joseph Needham: "As will be seen from the present book, mathematics had a very great development in ancient China. This was perhaps to be expected in view of the advanced nature of their astronomy. If China developed no Euclidean deductive geometry, there was plenty of empirical geometry there ...the Chinese always preferred algebraic methods; and indeed by the thirteenth century AD, they were the best algebraists in the world." The mathematical developments in China over a period of more than 2000 ...
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From the Foreword by Sir Joseph Needham: "As will be seen from the present book, mathematics had a very great development in ancient China. This was perhaps to be expected in view of the advanced nature of their astronomy. If China developed no Euclidean deductive geometry, there was plenty of empirical geometry there ...the Chinese always preferred algebraic methods; and indeed by the thirteenth century AD, they were the best algebraists in the world." The mathematical developments in China over a period of more than 2000 years are presented in more detail than has previously been available in English. Horner's method, Bezout's theorem, and other important results were obtained centuries earlier than they were in the West. The reader will find these and other familiar results presented in a very different context from the Western Euclidean framework. In Chinese mathematics the emphasis is on algorithms rather than proofs. With the assistance of the surviving junior author, Du Shiran, the translators have retained the Chinese point of view while supplementing the text with short explanatory comments and references to all the available, relevant material written in western languages (chiefly English). Brief appendices on the history and language of China, together with extensive bibliography, should make this a useful source book.
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Add this copy of Chinese Mathematics: a Concise History to cart. $28.82, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. 0198581815. Previous owners nam written on frontpastedown.; Explore over two millennia of mathematical evolution in China—from ancient counting rods to Ming-Qing dynastic scholarship—in this authoritative and accessible volume. Originally authored by leading Chinese historians Yan Li and Du Shiran, the work delivers deep insights into uniquely Chinese approaches to algorithms, algebra, numerical methods, and the central role of problem-solving over formal proof.; 16.4x24.3x2.4cm; xiii, 290 pages.
Add this copy of Chinese Mathematics: a Concise History to cart. $107.27, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Clarendon Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780198581819.
