Mathematician:Zu Geng

Mathematician
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Chinese mathematician who determined how to compute the diameter of a sphere of a given volume. He did this using a generalized version of Cavalieri's Principle.

Nationality
Chinese

History

 * Born: c. 450 in Jiankang, (now Nanking, Kiangsu province), China
 * Died: c. 520 in China

Theorems and Definitions

 * A generalized version of Cavalieri's Principle

Also known as

 * Courtesy name Jing Shuo (景烁)


 * Pinyin: Zǔ Gèngzhī
 * Wade–Giles: Tsu Kengchi


 * Simplified Chinese: 祖暅之


 * Traditional Chinese: 祖暅之