Xiahou Yang Suanjing (Xiahou Yang's Mathematical Manual) is a mathematical treatise attributed to the fifth century CE Chinese mathematician Xiahou Yang...
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Sections) Xiahou Yang Suanjing (The Mathematical Classic of Xiahou Yang) Wujing Suanshu (Computational Prescriptions of the Five Classics) Jigu Suanjing (Continuation...
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system enabled one to perform decimal calculations. As noted in the Xiahou Yang Suanjing (425–468 AD), to multiply or divide a number by 10, 100, 1000, or...
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shuo (蓋天說) "Canopy-Heavens hypothesis" originated from the text Zhoubi Suanjing. The earth is covered by a material Tian. Huntian shuo (渾天說) "Egg-like...
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solar terms. He is also said to have used try squares and wrote the Zhoubi Suanjing with his astrologer. Several early beliefs might be found in the Guicang...
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