Chapter ID: CBB817048179

Gu Yingxiang’s Method of Solving Numerical Equations with the Abacus (2015)

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Gu Yingxiang (顧應祥) (1483-1565) was a major Chinese mathematician in the sixteenth century. Since the end of the eighteenth century, however, he has usually been regarded as a mediocre figure, one who merely represents the decline of mathematics during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

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Authors & Contributors
Nappi, Carla Suzan
Ulivi, Elisabetta
Zhang, Jiuchun
Bréard, Andrea
Cheng, Yu-Yin
Criveller, Gianni
Journals
Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Journal of World History
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity
Bollettino di Storia delle Scienze Matematiche
British Journal for the History of Science
Publishers
Princeton University
Harvard University Press
Rowman & Littlefield
Springer
Concepts
Mathematics
Abacus
East Asia, civilization and culture
Materia medica
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Transmission of texts
People
Li, Shizhen
Ricci, Matteo
Wu, Jing
Li, Chunfeng
Liu, Hui
Yang, Hui
Time Periods
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
16th century
17th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
15th century
Renaissance
Places
China
Venice (Italy)
Europe
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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