Read Edit View history 祖冲之 zǔchōngzhī Zu Chongzhi Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 祖冲之/ 祖沖之 zǔchōngzhī Zu Chongzhi Zu Chongzhi (429-500), a prominent mathematician, astronomer, and inventor of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period; best known for calculating a highly accurate value for pi and creating the Daming Calendar. Edit Delete References Add reference see 祖率/祖率 → 祖冲之/祖沖之 Edit Delete see 大明历/大明曆 → 祖冲之/祖沖之 Edit Delete
祖冲之/ 祖沖之 zǔchōngzhī Zu Chongzhi Zu Chongzhi (429-500), a prominent mathematician, astronomer, and inventor of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period; best known for calculating a highly accurate value for pi and creating the Daming Calendar. Edit Delete