近代数学家华蘅芳简介（The mathematician Hua Hengfang.）.docVIP

近代数学家华蘅芳简介（The mathematician Hua Hengfang.） Hua Hengfang is a distinguished mathematician, Chinese modern science and technology literature translator, he in number Study and translation of western modern mathematics has made remarkable achievements. Hua Hengfang, word Ruoting. Born in 1833 in Jiangsu of Wuxi. Died of illness in 1902, At the age of 70. Hua Hengfang from childhood to have a strong interest in natural science, especially fond of mathematics. Since 14 years old when he has to seriously study in Song Chinese mathematics as the orthodox count Incomplete, basically mastered the content. From 1848 to 1852, he continued to work hard. Read China classical mathematical works, such as Zhou Jing, nine chapters of arithmetic Mathematics Work。 At the same time, the latest version of his study hard when Western mathematical works, each A book, often neglected to study ceaselessly, and with Chinas modern chemist Xu Shouhu Day, must learn from the solution of difficult problems, and then has melt away. Therefore, Hua Hengfang has laid a solid foundation of mathematics in youth. In 1859, Hua Heng In the first book of mathematical Fang on parabolic. In 1861, Hua Hengfang and Xu Shouxian into the Anqing ordnance, accept trial firing shells The task of medicine. They delve into the western modern science involved in the trial, the first absorption In knowledge. The following year, they and Wu Jialian produced wooden ship, after 3 months. First of all, made a small steam engine. 1864 ordnance moved to Nanjing, he and Xu Shou cooperation continue to trial, finally successful trial weighs 25 tons, at a speed of about 28 miles of fire ships Huang hu. By this stage of all kinds of work, Hua Hengfang not only further study A large number of western modern mathematics knowledge, and through the application of more deep on the western modern algebra Learn the advanced knowledge. From then on, he decided he devoted all his life to the translation of western mathematics literatur