Nationality Japan Fields Mathematics Died October 26, 1817, Edo | Role Mathematician Name Yasuaki Aida | |
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Born 10 February 1747 ( 1747-02-10 ) | ||
Yasuaki Aida
Aida Yasuaki (会田 安明, February 10, 1747 – October 26, 1817) also known as Aida Ammei, was a Japanese mathematician in the Edo period.
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He made significant contributions to the fields of number theory and geometry, and furthered methods for simplifying continued fractions.
Aida created an original symbol for "equal". This was the first appearance of the notation for equal in East Asia.
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Aida Yasuaki, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 50 works in 50+ publications in 1 language and 50+ library holdings.
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