Description - A History of Japanese Mathematics by Professor of Political Science David E Smith
One of the first books to show Westerners the nature of Japanese mathematics, this survey highlights the leading features in the development of the "wasan, "the Japanese system of mathematics. Topics include the use of the soroban, or abacus; the application of sangi, or counting rods, to algebra; the discoveries of the 17th-century sage Seki Kowa; the yenri, or circle principle; the work of 18th-century geometer Ajima Chokuyen; and Wada Nei's contributions to the understanding of hypotrochoids. Unabridged republication of the classic 1914 edition. 74 figures. Index.
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