Tsu ch ung chi biography of william

          An annotated list of forty-one of William Hung's writings can be found in the issue of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (vol.

          Mactutor biographies.

          Zu Chongzhi

          Zu Chongzhi's name is sometimes written as Tsu Ch'ung Chi. He came from a famous family who were originally from Hopeh province in northern China.

          His great grandfather was an official at the court of the Eastern Chin dynasty which had been established at Jiankang (now Nanking). Weakened by court intrigues, the Eastern Chin dynasty was replaced after a revolt by the Liu-Sung dynasty in 420.

          Mathematician history

        1. Mathematician history
        2. Biography of mathematicians
        3. Mactutor biographies
        4. One (1) shun chih t'ung pao coin, Emperor Shih Tsu (Ch'ing/Qing).
        5. Nan-t'ung Chang Chi-chih hsien-sheng chuan-chi (A biography of Mr Chien, Chang of Nan-t'ung).

          6. Zu Chongzhi's grandfather and father both served as officials of the Liu-Sung dynasty which also had its court at Jiankang (now Nanking).

          The Zu family was an extremely talented one with successive generations being, in addition to court officials, astronomers with special interests in the calendar.

          In ancient China there was a belief that an emperor received his right to rule from heaven. Producng a calendar specifically for a new emperor established a link from the heavens to the particular ruler. This meant that astronomers had important roles at court for their skills could