TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sakurai,Susumu
AU  - Ford,Emma
AU  - Sekimori,Gaynor
TI  - Wasan: the fascination of traditional Japanese mathematics 
T2  - Japan library
SN  - 9784866580173 (hardback)
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Tokyo
PB  - Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
KW  - Mathematics, Japanese
N1  - 'This book is a translation of'MuchuÌ{u0BA9} naru! Edo no suÌ{u786B}u' (Shueisha Inc., 2012) which was originally published under the title'Edo no suÌ{u786B}u kyoÌ{uB873}ho' by Shueisha International Inc. in 2009'--Title page verso
N2  - '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. JinkoÌ 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'--
ER  -