{"product_id":"sacred-mathematics-japanese-temple-geometry-new","title":"Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry,New","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween The Seventeenth And Nineteenth Centuries Japan Was Totally Isolated From The West By Imperial Decree. During That Time, A Unique Brand Of Homegrown Mathematics Flourished, One That Was Completely Uninfluenced By Developments In Western Mathematics. People From All Walks Of Lifesamurai, Farmers, And Merchantsinscribed A Wide Variety Of Geometry Problems On Wooden Tablets Called Sangaku And Hung Them In Buddhist Temples And Shinto Shrines Throughout Japan. Sacred Mathematics Is The First Book Published In The West To Fully Examine This Tantalizingand Incredibly Beautifulmathematical Tradition.Fukagawa Hidetoshi And Tony Rothman Present For The First Time In English Excerpts From The Travel Diary Of A Nineteenthcentury Japanese Mathematician, Yamaguchi Kanzan, Who Journeyed On Foot Throughout Japan To Collect Temple Geometry Problems. The Authors Set This Fascinating Travel Narrativeand Almost Everything Else That Is Known About Temple Geometrywithin The Broader Cultural And Historical Context Of The Period. They Explain The Sacred And Devotional Aspects Of Sangaku, And Reveal How Japanese Folk Mathematicians Discovered Many Wellknown Theorems Independently Of Mathematicians In The Westand In Some Cases Much Earlier. The Book Is Generously Illustrated With Photographs Of The Tablets And Stunning Artwork Of The Period. Then There Are The Geometry Problems Themselves, Nearly Two Hundred Of Them, Fully Illustrated And Ranging From The Utterly Simple To The Virtually Impossible. Solutions For Most Are Provided.A Unique Book In Every Respect, Sacred Mathematics Demonstrates How Mathematical Thinking Can Vary By Culture Yet Transcend Cultural And Geographic Boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46574908932341,"sku":"DADAX069112745X","price":60.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81hKTzyHEeL.jpg?v=1745040966","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/sacred-mathematics-japanese-temple-geometry-new","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}