• The Mathematical Education
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.111-129
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• 2014

${\ll}$Xiang Ming Suan Fa${\gg}$ written by Ahn Ji-Jae, a scholar of Yuan Dynasty, is a very important mathematics text in development of mathematics in Joseon Dynasty. Also, ${\ll}$Xiang Ming Suan Fa${\gg}$ in possession of Keimeung university was designated as a Korean National Treasure on February 25, 2011. In this paper, we analyzed the structure and contents of ${\ll}$Xiang Ming Suan Fa${\gg}$. Also, we studied the influences of ${\ll}$Xiang Ming Suan Fa${\gg}$ on Joseon Dynasty's mathematics according to the comparing with mathematics books such as ${\ll}$Mook Sa Jib San Bub> and ${\ll}$San Hak Yib Moon${\gg}$.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.75-101
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• 2020

We considered the context of the publications and transmissions of mathematics books using the Korean traditional book lists and the catalogues of woodblocks in the Joseon Dynasty and DaeHan大韓 Empire period. Among the results, this paper first describes the context of the publication and transmission of mathematics textbooks of national math exams算學取才 in the first half of Joseon, adding a step more specific to the facts known so far. In 1430, 『YangHui SanFa楊輝算法』, 『XiangMing SuanFa詳明算法』, 『SuanXue QiMeng算學啓蒙』, 『DiSuan地算』, 『WuCao SuanJing五曹算經』 were selected as the textbooks of national math exams算學取才. 『YangHui SanFa』, 『XiangMing SuanFa』, 『DiSuan』 were included in the catalogues of woodblocks in the Joseon Dynasty before the Japanese invasion in 1592, and we could see that Gyeongju慶州, Chuncheon春川, and Wonju原州 were the printing centers of these books. Through other lists, literature records and real text books, it came out into the open that 『XiangMing SuanFa』 was published as movable print books three times at least, 『SuanXue QiMeng』 four times at least in the first half of Joseon Dynasty. And 『XiangMing SuanFa』 was published at about 100 years later than 『YangHui SanFa楊輝算法』 as xylographic books, 『SuanXue QiMeng』 was published twice as xylographic books in the second half of Joseon Dynasty. Whether or not the list of royal books included the Korean or Chinese versions of these books, and additional notation in that shows how the royal estimation of these books changed.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.15-28
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• 2009

In this paper, we study the 17th Century Chosun's mathematics book ${\ll}$Muk Sa Jib San Beob${\gg}$ written by Chosun's mathematician Kyeong Seon Jing. Our study of thebook shows the ${\ll}$Muk Sa Jip San Beop${\gg}$ as an important 17th Century mathematics book and also as a historical data showing the mathematical environment of 17th Century Chosun.