Book:Chia Hsien/Huangdi Jiuzhang Suanjing Xicao
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Chia Hsien: Huangdi Jiuzhang Suanjing Xicao
Published $\text {c. $1050$}$
In English:
- The Yellow Emperor's detailed solutions to the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
Contents
Now lost.
Also known as
Also known as Shi Suo Suan Shu.
Historical Note
While Huangdi Jiuzhang Suanjing Xicao has been lost, its contents are known about through Yang Hui, who cites it extensively in his Xiangjie Jiuzhang Suanfa of $1261$.
Hence our knowledge of the appearance of Yang Hui's triangle, now known in the West as Pascal's Triangle
Sources
- 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Sun Tsu Suan Ching