Mathematician:Zu Geng

Also known as Zu Gengzhi (simplified Chinese: 祖暅之; traditional Chinese: 祖暅之; pinyin: Zǔ Gèngzhī; Wade–Giles: Tsu Kengchi; 480 - 525), courtesy name Jing Shuo (景烁).

Son of Zu Chongzhi.

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

Theorems and Definitions

 * A generalized version of Cavalieri's Principle