Wasan the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics
Wasan - a unique form of Japanese mathematics - was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an ex...
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Tokyo
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
March 2018
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| Ausgabe: | First English edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Japan library
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Wasan - a unique form of Japanese mathematics - was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan |
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| Beschreibung: | 178 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9784866580173 978-4-86658-017-3 |