Fujita Sadasuke

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Fujita".

Fujita Sadasuke (藤田 定資?, December 12, 1734 - September 9, 1807), also known as Honda Teiken,[1] was a Japanese mathematician in the Edo period.[2] He is the author of Seiyō sampō (Essence of Mathematics) which was published in 1781.[3]

Sadasuke was the father of Fujita Kagen (1765–1821),[4] who is credited with publishing the first collection of sangaku problems.[2]

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Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujita Sadasuke, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 30 works in 30+ publications in 1 language and 30+ library holdings[5]

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Notes

  1. ^ Smith, David Eugene et al. (1914). A History of Japanese Mathematics, p. 183 at Google Books
  2. ^ a b Fukagawa, Hidetoshi et al. (2008). Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry, p. 24. at Google Books
  3. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujita Sadasuke" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 200 at Google Books.
  4. ^ Mikami, Yushio. (1913). The Development of Mathematics in Japan and China, p. 187 at Google Books; n.b., Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der mathematischen Wissenschaften mit Einschluss ihrer Anwendungen (Essays on the history of mathematical sciences including their applications)
  5. ^ WorldCat Identities: 藤田定資 1734-1807

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