How do the earliest known mathematical writings highlight the state's management of grains in early imperial China?

The earliest extant mathematical books from China contain a lot of problems and data about grains. They also betray a close relationship with imperial bureaucracy in this respect. Indeed, these texts quote administrative regulations about grains. For instance, the Book on mathematical procedures 箅數書...

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Published in:	Archive for History of Exact Sciences Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 1 - 53
Main Authors:	Chemla, Karine, Ma, Biao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer 01.01.2015 Springer Science and Business Media LLC Springer Berlin Heidelberg Springer Verlag
Subjects:	[SHS.HISPHILSO] Humanities and Social Sciences/History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences [SHS.HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History ancient China Astronomy bureaucracy and mathematics History History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics History of Mathematical Sciences history of mathematics History of Science History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Management of grains Mathematics Mathematics and Statistics Observations and Techniques Philosophy of Science Mathematical Writing Mathematical Document Measuring Unit Mathematical Procedure Cereal Plant bureaucracy and mathematics ancient China Management of grains history of mathematics
ISSN:	0003-9519, 1432-0657
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