Takakazu Seki Kowa
1642-1708
Japanese Mathematician
Takakazu Seki Kowa was one of the few notable Japanese mathematicians prior to the late modern era. At a time when his country was shut off from mos...
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The fact that Seki Kowa was known during his own lifetime as the "Arithmetical Sage," a tribute that later graced his tombstone, indicates the magnitude of his genius. He is generally considered to be...
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Until the seventeenth century, mathematics in Japan was a subject known almost exclusively among the upper class. Like art, music, and poetry, it was primarily a leisure time activity with little prac...
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