3 papers
math.HO2018
Chinese Names for Integers
Rémi Anicotte
Chinese names for integers have always used the digits [1] through [9] and a series of decimal pivots starting with [10], [10 2 ], [10 3 ] and [10 4 ]. Changes occurred in the way…
math.HO2016
Western Mathematics in China from the 16th to the 20th Century
Rémi Anicotte
From the 16th to the 20th century, Western mathematics had a dramatic impact in China. Firstly they triggered lexical developments, e.g. in the field of geometry. Later, in the 19t…
math.HO2016
Fractions in the Suan Shu Shu (China, Beginning of the 2nd Century BCE)
Rémi Anicotte
The Su{à}n Sh{ù} Sh{ū} contains 301 instances of regular expressions for fractions. They can be "mono-dimensional" (formed with one integer name only) for unit fractions, "bidimens…