Zu Chongzhi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Jiankang |
| Died | China |
| 500 AD | |
| China | |
| Children | Zu Gengzhi |
| Job | Politician |
| Mathematician | |
| Astronomer | |
| Work written | 述異記 |
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| ID | 1361336 |
Zu Chongzhi Life story
Zu Chongzhi, courtesy name Wenyuan, was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, politician, inventor, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in accuracy which would not be surpassed for over 800 years.
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