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Wang Xun
Eminent Yuan mathematician and astronomer who formulated the advanced computational mathematics for the Shoushi Calendar.
Mural guide
Mural of the event “Promulgation of Shoushi Calendar”, which this person took part in.
Accumulated errors in inherited calendars led to inaccurate celestial predictions; Kublai Khan ordered a nationwide astronomical survey to formulate a definitive imperial calendar.
Also known as Zi Jingfu · Astronomer Wang Xun
Wang Xun (1235 CE–1281 CE) was a leading mathematician in the Yuan Dynasty. Serving as Grand Astrologer, he developed sophisticated polynomial interpolation methods that powered the extraordinary precision of the Shoushi Calendar.
Life and times
Dates 1235 CE–1281 CE
EraSongYuan
- 1280Promulgation of Shoushi CalendarTook partage 45
- 1280Guo Shoujing Compiling Shoushi Calendarage 45