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Zu Chongzhi
Chinese mathematician-astronomer (429–500) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zu Chongzhi (Chinese: 祖沖之; 429–500 AD), courtesy name Wenyuan (Chinese: 文遠), was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision which would not be surpassed for nearly 900 years.
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Traditional Chinese | 祖沖之 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 祖冲之 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 文遠 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 文远 | ||||||||
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