Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

male
chinese, fifth century, mathematician, Sun Zi Suan Jing, Chineseremaindertheorem, third century
Sun Tzu or Sun Zi was a Chinese mathematician, sometime between the third to fifth century CE. Interested in astronomy and trying to develop a...
Ch'In Chiu-Shao

Ch'In Chiu-Shao

male, deceased (1261)
Heron’s formula, Ch’in Chiu-Shao, Song Dynasty, Chinese calendar, algorithm, astronomical…chinese, Chinese mathematics, Chineseremaindertheorem, Chinese provinces
Ch’in Chiu-Shao (ca. 1202–1261) was a Chinese mathematician, now regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 13th century. This is part...