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Zu Gengzhi

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Chinese mathematician

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According to Wikipedia, Zu Geng or Zu Gengzhi was a Chinese mathematician, politician, and writer. His courtesy name was Jingshuo . He was the son of the famous mathematician Zu Chongzhi. He is known principally for deriving and proving the formula for the volume of a sphere. He additionally measured the angular distance between Polaris and the celestial north pole.

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