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More than "fteen years have passed since this book was published in French. Ideally this work, which originated from a doctoral thesis defended in 1990 at the University of Paris Diderot, should have been partially rewritten for the English edition, thereby incorporating the latest research results in its argumentation. But this was not the choice taken, since it would have delayed making this work, which brings together useful information for all those who are interested in wasan and eager to delve more deeply into its tradition, available to the English reader. Indeed, the special feature of this study is to present a high-level mathematical production while at the same time placing it in its historical context. This context here is Tokugawa Japan and, more speci?cally, the milieu of the scholars of samurai (warrior) origin. While explaining the indispensable social, economical and poli- cal background, we have not neglected mathematical analysis, since wasan reached its most beautiful results with the two mathematicians Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Their works abound in lessons, not only for all those who are interested in the history of algebra and of analysis, but also in epistemological questions. Hard cover.

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The book presents the main features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period. (1600-1868). It begins with a description of the first mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. The book provides substantial information on the historical and intellectual context, the role played by the Chinese mathematical treatises introduced at the late 16th century, and an analysis of Seki's and Takebe's contribution to the development of algebra and calculus in Japan. TOC:From the contents: Preface.- Part I.: The beginnings of wasan.- The Jinkoki (1627) by Yoshida Mitsuyoshi.- The Jugairoku (1639) by Imamura Tomoaki.- The Sanso (1663) by Muramatsu Shigekiyo.- The Treatise of Ancient and Modern Mathematics (1671) by Sawaguchi Kazuyuki.- Part II.: Seki Takakazu, his epoch an dhis mathematical works.- Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and his epoch.- The works of Seki Takakazu on techniques for solving problems.- Part III.: Takebe Katahiro, mathematician and advisor or the shogun.- The career of Takebe Katahiro as advisor of the shogun.- Takebe's works on trigonometry.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Glossary.- Index.

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- Japanese mathematics, known also under the name of wasan, experienced a remarkable development between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Wasan took its roots from the Chinese tradition of mathematics and shared its language and its categories of problems, but gave it a new impetus, transforming the Chinese algebraic method of the 'heavenly element' into a powerful tool with a much wider scope. All domains of mathematical research were revisited in the light of this new algebra. This book focuses on the first period of the development of wasan. It offers a survey of the earliest manuals for learning the use of the abacus published in the seventeenth century, notably the famous Jinkoki, which counted among the bestsellers of the Tokugawa period. The works of the two greatest mathematicians of this period, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro, and the way they transformed the face of mathematics, are examined in detail, with particular emphasis on the historical context, the relations between these two mathematicians and the political leaders of the epoch, and the role that mathematics played in this rapidly rising society. 350 pp. Englisch.

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kartoniert, gebunden; dunkelgrüner, schwarz bedruckter Einband / Anz. Seiten: 376 / 16 x 24 cm / mit 2 farbigen und einigen schwarzweissen Illustrationen / Zustand: schönes Exemplar A study of the works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739). Translated from the French by Silke Wimmer-Zagier. = Science Networks . Historical Studies, founded by Erwin Hiebert and Hans Wussing, Volume 40 Sprache: en.

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