To pursue the task of measuring heaven and earth, probing the minute and contemplating the marvelous.

当量天地之功を追い、窮微考妙す。

Zu Chongzhi

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Zu Chongzhi

Chinese mathematician and astronomer born in 429 AD who calculated pi to seven decimal places, a precision unmatched for nearly a thousand years. He also reformed the calendar and invented mechanical devices.

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