Reflections on the World-wide History of the Rule of False Double Position, or: How a Loop Was Closed

DOI10.1111/J.1600-0498.1997.TB00027.XzbMath0873.01006OpenAlexW2079503990MaRDI QIDQ3125328

Karine Chemla

Publication date: 27 August 1997

Published in: Centaurus (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0498.1997.tb00027.x

zbMATH Keywords

transmissionChinese mathematicsexcess and deficitNine Chaptersrule of false double position

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics and mathematicians (01A99) History of Chinese mathematics (01A25)

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• Yang Hui's commentary on the ying nu chapter of the Chiu chang suan shu
• Similarities between Chinese and Arabic Mathematical Writings: (I) Root extraction

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