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Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600 -1868)
Annick Horiuchi
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Description for Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600 -1868)
Hardback. Presents the features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). This work offers a description of the mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Translator(s): Wimmer-Zagier, Silke. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
More than ?fteen years have passed since this book was published in French. Ideally this work, which originated from a doctoral thesis defended in 1990 at the University of Paris Diderot, should have been partially rewritten for the English edition, thereby incorporating the latest research results in its argumentation. But this was not the choice taken, since it would have delayed making this work, which brings together useful information for all those who are interested in wasan and eager to delve more deeply into its tradition, available to the English reader. Indeed, the special feature of this study is to ... Read more
More than ?fteen years have passed since this book was published in French. Ideally this work, which originated from a doctoral thesis defended in 1990 at the University of Paris Diderot, should have been partially rewritten for the English edition, thereby incorporating the latest research results in its argumentation. But this was not the choice taken, since it would have delayed making this work, which brings together useful information for all those who are interested in wasan and eager to delve more deeply into its tradition, available to the English reader. Indeed, the special feature of this study is to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764387440
SKU
V9783764387440
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Reviews for Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600 -1868)
“The book is an extremely attractive gateway into the historical questions surrounding the best-known period of wasan, one written from a modern methodological perspective. … I was delighted and impressed by this book and its contents, with so many points of contact with and development of traditional Chinese mathematical knowledge.” (Jiří Hudeček, East Asian, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Issue 37, ... Read more