Chinese interest in right-angled triangles

DOI10.1016/0315-0860(78)90111-8zbMath0386.01004OpenAlexW2081522709MaRDI QIDQ1249562

Tian Se Ang

Publication date: 1978

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0315-0860(78)90111-8

zbMATH Keywords

Old BabylonianGreekPythagorean theoremearly Chinese developmentsIndianuse of right-angled triangles for astronomical and surveying

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the Golden Age of Islam (01A30) History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of Chinese mathematics (01A25) History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

Related Items (5)

A Chinese mathematical classic of the third century: the Sea island mathematical manual of Liu Hui ⋮ B(m,n)=G(m)G(n)/G(m + n)and volume of ann‐dimensional sphere ⋮ Unnamed Item ⋮ On Hypotenuse Diagrams in Ancient China ⋮ A brief chronological and bibliographic guide to the history of Chinese mathematics

Cites Work

• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item

This page was built for publication: Chinese interest in right-angled triangles