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Wang Xun

Eminent Yuan mathematician and astronomer who formulated the advanced computational mathematics for the Shoushi 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

  1. 1235 CEBornSongYuan
  2. 1280Promulgation of Shoushi CalendarTook partage 45Guo Shoujing, Wang Xun, Xu Heng, and their collaborators compiled the Shoushi calendar using observations gathered across an unusually broad network of sites.
    1. Guo Shoujing Compiling Shoushi CalendarAstronomer Guo Shoujing calculated the tropical year at 365.2425 days, promulgating the Shoushi Calendar.
  3. 1281 CEDied

Connections

  1. Shared events1
    1. Kublai Khan1215 CE–1294 CE
  2. Interactions1
    1. Xu HengIntellectual: Compiled the Shoushi calendar together · 1209 CE–1281 CEPromulgation of Shoushi Calendar
  3. Others1
    1. Guo ShoujingFellow calendar reformer · 1231 CE–1316 CE