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Wasan : the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics / Sakurai Susumu ; translated by Emma Ford, with Gaynor Sekimori.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)Publisher: Tokyo: Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First English editionDescription: 178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9784866580173 (hardback)
  • 4866580178 (hardback)
Uniform titles:
  • Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 27 J3 S8 2018
Online resources: Summary: "Wasan--a unique form of Japanese mathematics--was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan"-- Dust jacket.
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"This book is a translation of 'Muchū ni naru! Edo no sūgaku' (Shueisha Inc., 2012) which was originally published under the title 'Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho' by Shueisha International Inc. in 2009"--Title page verso.

"Wasan--a unique form of Japanese mathematics--was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan"-- Dust jacket.

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