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200 10$aFleeting footsteps$b[electronic resource] $etracing the conception of arithmetic and algebra in ancient China /$fLam Lay Yong and Ang Tian Se
205   $aRev. ed.
210   $aRiver Edge, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2004
215   $a1 online resource (266 p.)
300   $aPart two is the translation of Sun Zi suanjing.
300   $aRevised edition includes edited version of plenary lecture given at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Bejing in August 2002 entitled "Ancient Chinese mathematics and its influence on world mathematics."
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index.
327   $aContents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Ancient Chinese Mathematics and Its Influence on World Mathematics; PART ONE; PART TWO; Appendix 1: Table of Reference for Problems of Sun Zi Suanjing; Appendix 2: Chronology of Dynasties; Bibliography; Supplementary Bibliography for Books in Chinese; Index
330   $aThe Hindu-Arabic numeral system (1, 2, 3,...) is one of mankind'sgreatest achievements and one of its most commonly usedinventions. How did it originate? Those who have written about thenumeral system have hypothesized that it originated in India; however,there is little evidence to support this claim. This book provides considerable evidence to show that theHindu-Arabic numeral system, despite its commonly accepted name,has its origins in the Chinese rod numeral system. This system waswidely used in China from antiquity till the 16th century. It was usedby officials, astronomers, traders an
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