Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The background of the Zhou bi
- Chapter 2 The Zhou bi and its contents
- Chapter 3 The origins of the work
- Chapter 4 The later history of the Zhou bi
- Zhou bi suan jing: translation
- Appendix 1 Zhao Shuang and Pythagoras' theorem
- Appendix 2 Zhao Shuang and the height of the sun
- Appendix 3 Zhao Shuang and the diagram of the seven heng
- Appendix 4 The old shadow table
- References and bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The background of the Zhou bi
- Chapter 2 The Zhou bi and its contents
- Chapter 3 The origins of the work
- Chapter 4 The later history of the Zhou bi
- Zhou bi suan jing: translation
- Appendix 1 Zhao Shuang and Pythagoras' theorem
- Appendix 2 Zhao Shuang and the height of the sun
- Appendix 3 Zhao Shuang and the diagram of the seven heng
- Appendix 4 The old shadow table
- References and bibliography
- Index
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- Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient ChinaThe 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing', pp. 237 - 241Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996