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  • Introduction
  • Part 1: History of Wasan
    • Chapter 1. Early Edo Period
      • Column  Influences from Chinese Mathematics Level 0
      • Column  Chinese Remainder Theorem Level 2
        • - Congruence Notation and Remainder Theorem Level 2
    • Chapter 2. Seki Takakazu
      • Column  Pi (Ratio of the Circumference of a Circle to Its Diameter) Level 1
        • - Why does π/4=tan-11=4tan-1(1/5)-tan-1(1/239) hold true? Level 3
    • Chapter 3. Master Institution - Wasan as a Hobby
      • Column  Sangaku (Mathematical Tablet) Level 0
    • Chapter 4. Wasan as a Practical Science
      • Column  Pythagorean Theorem Level 2
      • Column  Survey Methods Level 0
        • - Survey Instruments and Companion Set Level 0
        • - Heron's Formula Level 1
    • Chapter 5. Introduction of Western Mathematics
      • Column  Trigonometric Tables Level 2
        • - Lengths of Chords for Sum and Remainder of Angles Level 2
        • - Logarithm Table Level 2
        • - Transcendental Equation Level 2
    • Chapter 6. Epilogue: End of Wasan
    • List of Columns
  • Part 2: Wasan Collection of the National Diet Library
    • Wasan Materials Housed in Japan
    • Wasan Materials Housed by the National Diet Library
    • Wasan Library
      • 1. Jinkoki
      • 2. Seki Takakazu & the Seki School
      • 3. Development of Wasan
      • 4. Wasan related to Practical Science and Surveying
        • - Paper Mechanisms
      • 5. Introducing Overseas Knowledge
  • Chronological Table
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