A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Fang Chung-t'ung

by Herbert A. Giles

549 Fang Chung-t'ung 方中通 (T. 位伯). A famous mathematician, who flourished at the end of the 17th cent. A.D. His chief work was the 數度衍, a mathematical summary, including geometry, calculation by abacus, written arithmetic, and the ancient 九章. It was published about 1721.