Liu Hui
Liu Hui 劉徽 was a
Chinese mathematician who lived in the
200s. In
263 he published a book with solutions to mathematical problems presented in the famous chinese book of mathematics known as
Jiuzhang Suanshu or
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.
In these commentaries he presented:
He also presented, in a separate appendix called
Haidao suanjing or
The Sea Island Mathematical Manual, several problems related to
surveying.