Mathematician:Zu Geng
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Mathematician
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 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