海島算經 by active 3rd century-4th century Hui Liu

"海島算經" by Liu Hui is a mathematical manual written during the Three Kingdoms era (220–280). Originally an extension of "The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art," it became a separate work during the Tang dynasty and was included in imperial mathematics examinations. The text presents practical surveying problems, demonstrating how to measure inaccessible distances and heights using poles and geometric principles. Nine problems cover scenarios like determining island heights, mountain elevations, and city dimensions through ingenious indirect measurement techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Liu, Hui, active 3rd century-4th century
Title 海島算經
Alternate Title Hai Dao Suan Jing
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidao_Suanjing
Credits Produced by Yvonne
Reading Level Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Chinese
LoC Class AC: General Works: Collections, Series, Collected works, Pamphlets
LoC Class QA: Science: Mathematics
Subject Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900
Category Text
EBook-No. 26979
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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