{"product_id":"the-sea-island-mathematical-manual-frank-j-swetz-9780271024523","title":"The Sea Island Mathematical Manual: Surveying and Mathematics in Ancient China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Haidao Suanjing\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eSea Island Mathematical Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the \"Ten Classics\" of traditional Chinese mathematics, and its contents demonstrate the high standards of theoretical and mathematical sophistication present in early Chinese surveying theory. The\u003ci\u003e Haidao \u003c\/i\u003ecomposed in A.D. 263 by Liu Hui, established the mathematical procedures for much of East Asian surveying activity for the next one thousand years. The contents of the \u003ci\u003eHaidao\u003c\/i\u003e also testify to the ability of the Chinese to systematize mathematics and hint at the use of proof in Chinese mathematics, a concept usually associated with Greek mathematical thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Swetz provides an annotated translation of the \u003ci\u003eHaidao\u003c\/i\u003e and an analysis of its surveying problems. In particular, he details surveying techniques and undertakes a mathematical exposition of the Chinese \u003ci\u003echong cha\u003c\/i\u003e solution procedures. The \u003ci\u003eHaidao\u003c\/i\u003e is a testimony to the ingenuity and skill of China's early surveyors and its author, Liu Hui. This study complements and extends the findings of Swetz's previous book, \u003ci\u003eWas Pythagoras Chinese?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Examination of Right Triangle Theory in Ancient China.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank J. Swetz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271024526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271024523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 6.04w x 0.28d","brand":"Frank J. Swetz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321197588735,"sku":"9780271024523","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1127cb0c-549f-4661-811b-602bc15e0e3b.jpg?v=1696329625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sea-island-mathematical-manual-frank-j-swetz-9780271024523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}