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Also Known As Ssu-ma Ch’ien
Born c.145 BCE • China
Died c.87 BCE
Notable Works “Shiji”
Subjects Of Study Chinese calendar • history of China

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Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman
Al-Bīrūnī, Afghan commemorative stamp, 1973.
al-Bīrūnī
Persian scholar and scientist
al-Hamdānī
Arab author
al-Dīnawarī
astronomer, botanist, and historian
Ban Gu
Chinese historian
Wang Guowei
Chinese scholar
Minggantu
Chinese astronomer and mathematician
Li Zhizao
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Mei Wending
Chinese writer
Sima Guang
Sima Guang
Chinese scholar
Huang Zongxi
Chinese scholar
Zhao Youqin
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and Daoist
Wang Fuzhi
Chinese philosopher, historian, and poet
Li Rui
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Mei Juecheng
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Zhu Shunshui
Chinese patriot
Jia Xian
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Zu Geng
Chinese government official, mathematician, and astronomer
Li Chunfeng
Chinese mathematician and astronomer
Zu Chongzhi
Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and engineer

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