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A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of MathematicsGu Yingxiang’s Method of Solving Numerical Equations with the Abacus

A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of... [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).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of MathematicsGu Yingxiang’s Method of Solving Numerical Equations with the Abacus

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
ISBN
978-3-319-12029-4
Pages
343 –359
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-12030-0_15
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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).]

Published: May 13, 2015

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