• Title/Summary/Keyword: 이세구(李世龜)

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Mathematical work of CHOI Seok-Jeong(崔錫鼎) and LEE Se-Gu(李世龜) (최석정(崔錫鼎)의 산학연구와 ≪양와집(養窩集)≫의 저자 이세구(李世龜))

  • Lee, Sang-Gu;Lee, Jae Hwa
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we give answers to some interesting questions about a Confucian scholar and mathematician in the late Joseon Dynasty, CHOI Seok-Jeong(崔錫鼎, 1646-1715), who was inducted into the Science and Technology Hall of Fame (http://kast.or.kr/HALL) for his mathematical achievements in October, 2013. In particular, we discover that CHOI Seok-Jeong was able to devote his natural abilities and time to do research on mathematics, and that he frequently communicated with his friend and fellow scholar, LEE Se-Gu(李世龜, 1646-1700), who was an expert on the astronomical calendar and mathematics, based on at least 24 letters between the two.