Introducing the Sangaku Archive
David Clark
Abstract
Thousands of sangaku tablets, inscribed with colorful geometry problems, were posted in shrines and temples across the Japanese archipelago starting in the Edo period (1603--1868), representing an intersection of artistic, religious, and mathematical traditions. The Sangaku Archive is an attempt to carefully document these objects using the latest digital tools, and to tell an unusual and compelling story about mathematics---one that enriches computations and proofs with historical context and cultural appreciation.
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