The Five Classics Arithmetic was written by Zhen Luan in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, with a total of two volumes. In the book, the Confucian classics such as The Book of Changes, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Zhou Li, Yi Li, The Book of Rites, The Analects of Confucius and Zuo Zhuan are annotated in detail in their ancient notes, which may be helpful to those who study the study of Confucian classics.
But as far as the content of mathematics is concerned, its value is limited. The current biography is also copied from Yongle Dadian.
Zhen Luan (unknown date of birth) was born in Wuji County, Zhongshan (now Wuji County, Hebei Province), a mathematician in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and was the first scholar to systematically study military mathematics. ?
Believe in Buddhism and be good at actuarial science. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Lei moved to Xiafu and Hanzhong Prefecture, conferred the title of the founder of Wuji County, and opposed the movement of Emperor Wudi to destroy Buddhism in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In the first year of Tianhe (566), he died after the Tianhe calendar was formulated. He is the author of Cao Wu Shu Jing, On Laughter, Historical Records, etc., and co-wrote with Wang Daogui.
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The so-called "Ten Books of Calculating Classics", except the seal script and the later "Yoshitani Shujing", all have his notes. His Five Cao Classics, Five Classic Arithmetic and Shu Shu Ji Yi have been handed down to this day.
Cao Wu Shu Jing is a simple book on applied mathematics for local officials. The Five Classics arithmetically annotated the contents related to mathematics and astronomical calendar in the classics such as Shangshu, Shijing, Zhouyi, Zhouguan, Book of Rites, Analects of Confucius, and made no innovation in mathematics.