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Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600 -1868): A Study of the Works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739) - Science Networks. Historical Studies Annick Horiuchi 2010 edition
Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600 -1868): A Study of the Works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739) - Science Networks. Historical Studies
Annick Horiuchi
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.
350 pages, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 6, 2010 |
| Original release date | 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9783764387440 |
| Publishers | Birkhauser Verlag AG |
| Pages | 377 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 25 mm · 703 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Wimmer-Zagier, Silke |