scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1984490

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Authors Andrea Bréard

Publication date 22 September 2003

zbMATH Keywords

Gexiang xinshuproblems of pursuitpuzzlesrecreational mathematicsSuanjing shi shu

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Chinese mathematics (01A25) History of Indian mathematics (01A32) History of mathematics in Late Antiquity and medieval Europe (01A35)

Review text

A very thorough investigation of problems of pursuits, based not only on mathematical sources but also on all sorts of other sources, literary, historical, poetical, etc. from the European, Chinese Antiquity, and Middle Ages as well. In particular, problems for the Suanjing shi shu (The Ten Mathematical Manuals) collection, from The Gexiang xinshu (an astronomical text from the 13th century) and also from various Indian authors are translated and examined in detail. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1007.00014].

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• On mathematical problems as historically determined artifacts: Reflections inspired by sources from ancient China

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