Zu Chongzhi
Zu Chongzhi (Chinese: 祖沖之; 429 – 500), courtesy name Wenyuan (Chinese: 文遠), was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision which would not be surpassed for nearly 900 years.
| Zu Chongzhi | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 祖沖之 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 祖冲之 | ||||||||
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| Wenyuan (courtesy name) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 文遠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 文远 | ||||||||
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