Person: Wending, Mei

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Mai Wending was a Chinese mathematician and astronomer who wrote on simultaneous equations and advocated the use of Western ideas in Chinese mathematics.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1633, Xuangcheng, now Xuanzhou, Anhui province, China. Died 1721, China.

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Astronomy, Origin China


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References

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