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Studies in the History of Natural Sciences  2019, Vol. 38 Issue (1): 76-86    DOI:
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Verification of the Original English Textbooks of Xingxue Beizhi
ZHU Jie
Department of The History of Science and Scientific Archaeology, USTC, Hefei 230026, China
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Abstract  Xingxue Beizhi is an important primary geometry textbook of the late Qing dynasty. It has generally been regarded in academic circles as a direct translation, which is not the case. By sorting out and comparing the various English originals, this paper argues that it is based on the revised version of Loomis' geometry textbook, with further reference to a number of other English textbooks, combined with some exercises created by Calvin Wilson Mateer himself. This paper also analyzes the compilation characteristics of Xingxue Beizhi, and points out that it improved on the original English textbooks, and was more suitable for the national conditions of China at that time.

Key words： Xingxue Beizhi      versions      Geometry     
Received: 04 September 2017      Published: 28 September 2022
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ZHU Jie. Verification of the Original English Textbooks of Xingxue Beizhi. Studies in the History of Natural Sciences, 2019, 38(1): 76-86.

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