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Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics

  • George Gheverghese Joseph
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The Crest of the Peacock
This chapter is in the book The Crest of the Peacock
© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface to the Third Edition xi
  4. Preface to the First Edition xxiii
  5. Chapter One. The History of Mathematics: Alternative Perspectives 1
  6. Chapter Two. Mathematics from Bones, Strings, and Standing Stones 30
  7. Chapter Three. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt 79
  8. Chapter Four. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Mesopotamia 125
  9. Chapter Five. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics: An Assessment 177
  10. Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics 188
  11. Chapter Seven. Special Topics in Chinese Mathematics 246
  12. Chapter Eight. Ancient Indian Mathematics 311
  13. Chapter Nine. Indian Mathematics: The Classical Period and After 372
  14. Chapter Ten. A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala Episode 418
  15. Chapter Eleven. Prelude to Modern Mathematics: The Islamic Contribution 450
  16. References 521
  17. Name Index 543
  18. Subject Index 549
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface to the Third Edition xi
  4. Preface to the First Edition xxiii
  5. Chapter One. The History of Mathematics: Alternative Perspectives 1
  6. Chapter Two. Mathematics from Bones, Strings, and Standing Stones 30
  7. Chapter Three. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt 79
  8. Chapter Four. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Mesopotamia 125
  9. Chapter Five. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics: An Assessment 177
  10. Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics 188
  11. Chapter Seven. Special Topics in Chinese Mathematics 246
  12. Chapter Eight. Ancient Indian Mathematics 311
  13. Chapter Nine. Indian Mathematics: The Classical Period and After 372
  14. Chapter Ten. A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala Episode 418
  15. Chapter Eleven. Prelude to Modern Mathematics: The Islamic Contribution 450
  16. References 521
  17. Name Index 543
  18. Subject Index 549
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