Person: Jiushao, Qin

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Qin Jiushao was a Chinese mathematician who wrote an important study Shushu Jiuzang on equations, including the Chinese Remainder Theorem.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1202, Puzhou (Anyue), Szechwan province, China. Died 1261, Meizhou (now Meixian), Guangtong province, China.

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Ancient Babylonian, Ancient Chinese, Chinese, Origin China, Puzzles And Problems, Special Numbers And Numerals

Epochs: 1


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Github:
bookofproofs
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@J-J-O'Connor
@E-F-Robertson


References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive