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Zu, Chongzhi, 429-500

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Personal name headingZu, Chongzhi, 429-500
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Variant(s)祖冲之, 429-500
祖沖之, 429-500
Associated countryChina
Birth date0429
Death date0500
Place of birthNanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)
Field of activityAstronomy Mathematics
Profession or occupationScientists Astronomers Mathematicians Politicians Inventors
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Found inZu Chongzhi, 1979.
Wikipedia, August 16, 2022 English version (祖沖之 = Zu Chongzhi; 祖冲之 = Zu Chongzhi; born in Jiankang, or today's Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China in 429 AD; died 500 AD; a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, politician, and inventor; most notable for calculating the value of pi)
Associated languagechi