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  • Fleeting Footstepsby Lam Lay Yong; Ang Tian Se

    World Scientific 2004; US$ 62.40

    The Hindu?Arabic numeral system (1, 2, 3,...) is one of mankind's greatest achievements and one of its most commonly used inventions. How did it originate? Those who have written about the numeral system have hypothesized that it originated in India; however, there is little evidence to support this claim. This book provides considerable evidence to show that the Hindu?Arabic numeral system, despite its commonly accepted name, has its origins in the Chinese rod numeral system. This system was widely used in China from antiquity till the 16th century. It was used by officials, astronomers, traders and others to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and other arithmetic operations, and also used by mathematicians to develop... more...

  • A History of Chinese Mathematicsby Jean-Claude Martzloff

    Springer 2006; US$ 49.95

    Made of two mutually explanatory parts, this book provides information on the general, historical and cultural background, and the development of each subdiscipline that together comprise Chinese mathematics. It is organised topically rather than chronologically, and tells how to interpret the contextual setting, both mathematical and sinological. more...

  • Divine Knowledgeby Brian Baumann

    BRILL 2008; US$ 289.00

    Examines traditional mathematics. This title studies the anonymous "Manual of Mongolian Astrology and Divination". more...

  • Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient Chinaby Christopher Cullen

    Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 44.00

    A study of Chinese astronomy accessible to the non-specialist. more...

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