The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

Companion and Commentary

by Kangshen Shen, John N. Crossley, Anthony Wah-Cheung Lun, Hui Liu

596 pages· ISBN 9780198539360
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' a rich compilation of attractive problems telling wonderful fairy tales full of imaginative and delightful connections' Zentralbaltt MathematikThe Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is a classic text: the most important mathematical source in China during the past 2000 years, and comparable in significance to Euclid's Elements in the West. This volume contains the first complete English translation of the Nine Chapters, together with two commentaries written in the 3rd century (by Liu Hui) and 7th century AD, and a further commentary by the translators.

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