Wasan : the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics / Sakurai Susumu ; translated by Emma Ford, with Gaynor Sekimori.

Wasan : the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics / Sakurai Susumu ; translated by Emma Ford, with Gaynor Sekimori.

Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho. English

First English edition.

9784866580173 (hardcover)
4866580178 (hardcover)

Tokyo: Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2018.

English

Text in English.

178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

QA27.J3 S24413 2018

510.952

"Wasan--a unique form of Japanese mathematics--was developed during the Edo period (1603-1868), a time when the entire country was isolated from the rest of the world. Mathematics was enjoyed as a form of entertainment by adults and children alike and by people of all social classes. Jinkōki, an extraordinary mathematics textbook, was used at private elementary schools called terakoya and became a bestseller that could be found in every household. Furthermore, world-class works were produced by Japanese mathematicians such as Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. This book explores the beauty and fascination surrounding wasan by providing a guided tour that goes back in time over three hundred years and navigates through the mysterious and incredible world of mathematical wizardry found during the Edo period in Japan"-- Dust jacket.

"This book is a translation of 'Muchū ni naru! Edo no sūgaku' (Shueisha Inc., 2012) which was originally published under the title 'Edo no sūgaku kyōkasho' by Shueisha International Inc. in 2009"--Title page verso.

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

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