References for Zhang Heng
Books:
- D R Knechtges (trns.), Wen Xuan, or Selections of Refined Literature 1 (Princeton, New Jersey, 1982).
- J-C Martzloff, A history of Chinese mathematics (Berlin-Heidelberg, 1997).
- J-C Martzloff, Histoire des mathématiques chinoises (Paris, 1987).
- J Needham, Science and Civilisation in China III (Cambridge, 1959).
- Ngo van Xuyet, Divination, Magie et Politique dans la Chine Ancienne (Paris, 1976).
- F Ye, The History of the Eastern Han Dynasty (Chinese) 12 (Beijing, 1965).
Articles:
- Z Jin, A critique of 'Zhang Heng's theory of a spherical earth', in Chinese studies in the history and philosophy of science and technology (Dordrecht, 1996), 427-432.
- S K Mo, The ratio of circumference to diameter according to Heng Zhang (Chinese), J. Northwest Univ. 26 (4) (1996), 359-362.
December 2003
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