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Early 6th-century Chinese mathematician
Zu Gengzhi
Traditional Chinese祖暅之
Simplified Chinese祖暅之
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǔ Gèngzhī
Wade–GilesTsu Keng-chih
Jingshuo (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese景爍
Simplified Chinese景烁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐngshuò
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zu.

Zu Geng or Zu Gengzhi (Chinese: 祖暅之; Wade–Giles: Tsu Keng-chih; ca. 480 – ca. 525) was a Chinese mathematician, politician, and writer. His courtesy name was Jingshuo (景爍). He was the son of the famous mathematician Zu Chongzhi. He is known principally for deriving and proving the formula for the volume of a sphere. He additionally measured the angular distance between Polaris and the celestial north pole, which was greater 1600 years ago than it is today.

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  1. "Zu Gengzhi". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2014-09-22.

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