The Intertwining of Mathematical Practice and Knowledge: Understanding Qin Jiushao's 1247 Work in a Cultural Context.
Protestant missionary Alexander Wylie arrived in China in 1847. In 1852, he published the first historical survey about mathematics in China ever published in a European language. In it, Wylie draws readers' attention to two remarkable achievements, which he discusses on the basis of Mathematical Wr...
| Published in: | Centaurus: Journal of the European Society for the History of Science Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 9 - 55 |
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Brepols Publishers
2025
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