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David E. Smith
Yoshio Mikami
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ISBN: 0486434826
Page Count: 304
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
This survey highlights the leading features in the development of the wasan, the Japanese system of mathematics. Topics include the use of the abacus; the application of sangi, or counting rods, to algebra; the yenri, or circle principle; the work of Seki Kowa, Ajima Chokuyen and Wada Nei; more. 1914 edition. Includes 74 figures.
Unabridged republication of the edition published by The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago, 1914.

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