Person: Guangqi, Xu

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Xu Guang-qi was a Chinese mathematician who made Western mathematics available by translating works into Chinese.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 24 April 1562, Shanghai, China. Died 8 November 1633, China.

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Ancient Chinese, Astronomy, Chinese, Origin China


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Github:
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References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

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