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Blaise Pascal first described his triangle for generating the coefficients of a binomial expansion in 1665. The Chinese version, however, is centuries older. It was included as an illustration in Zhu Shijie's Siyuan yujian (1303; “Precious Mirror of Four Elements”), where it was already called the “Old Method.”
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Also Known As Yang Qianguang
Flourished 1261 - 1275 • China
Notable Works “Jiuzhang suan fa zuan lei” • “Xiangjie jiuzhang suanfa” • “Xu gu zhai qi suan fa” • “Yang Hui suanfa”

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Blaise Pascal first described his triangle for generating the coefficients of a binomial expansion in 1665. The Chinese version, however, is centuries older. It was included as an illustration in Zhu Shijie's Siyuan yujian (1303; “Precious Mirror of Four Elements”), where it was already called the “Old Method.”
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