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athematics Stories 数学经纬 Bridge Named After the Mathematician Who Discovered the Chinese Remainder Theorem 跨越千年的数学桥 徐雯雯 俞 宁 4 3 数学文化/第 卷第 期 79 照片提供 ：李佳/ 蔡天新 athematics Stories 数学经纬 左上图：道古桥畔 ；左下图：重建后的道古桥 ；右图：道古桥上 正如流经剑桥大学的剑河上有一座传说由著名的大科 Just as there is a famous bridge built by the great scientist Isaac 学家艾萨克•牛顿建造的 “数学桥”，中国城市杭州也有一 Newton over the River Cam in Cambridge University called 座类似的历史更为悠久的桥——道古桥。 Mathematical Bridge, the Chinese city of Hangzhou also has 道古桥建于770 多年前，位于西溪路上，横跨西溪河， its own such bridge, with an even longer history. 靠近浙江大学的西溪校区。当地居民对这座石桥的历史几乎 The Daogu Bridge is some seven hundred seventy years old and 无所知晓，直到浙江大学数学系教授蔡天新揭开了这一段尘 crosses the Xixi River near Zhej iang Universitys Xixi campus 封的记忆。 on Xixi Road. The stone bridges history was known by few 据史料记载，道古桥建于 1237 年至 124 1 年间。大 modern people, until Cai Tianxin, a mathematics professor from 约十二年前，因该地区的房屋整修计划被拆。不过，2005 Zhej iang University, uncovered its dust-laden secrets. 年，一座新的石桥建成于离原址一百来米远的地方，两岸 垂柳摇曳。在蔡天新的倡议之下，此新石桥被命名为 “道 According to local historical records, the bridge was built 古桥”。 between the years of 1237 and 124 1. It was demolished a decade “尽管桥址已移动，历史和故事仍延续下来。”4 月27 日， ago during a local building proj ect. However,