Mathematician:Zu Geng

Mathematician

Son of Zu Chongzhi.

Chinese mathematician who determined how to compute the diameter of a sphere of a given volume. He did this using a generalized version of Cavalieri's Principle.

Nationality

Chinese

History

• Born: c. 450 in Jiankang, (now Nanking, Kiangsu province), China
• Died: c. 520 in China

Theorems and Definitions

• A generalized version of Cavalieri's Principle

Also known as

Courtesy name Jing Shuo (景烁)

Pinyin: Zǔ Gèngzhī

Wade–Giles: Tsu Kengchi

Simplified Chinese: 祖暅之

Traditional Chinese: 祖暅之

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Zu Geng": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive