Mathematician and cartographer of the Wei Dynasty. He obtained a more precise value of Pi, and edited the “The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art”
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Liu Hui
Simplified Chinese: 刘徽
Pronunciation: Liu2 Hui1
Cantonese (Yale): Lau Fai
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Lau Fai
Min-Nan: Lauw Hui
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Liu Hui
Biography
Mathematician and cartographer of the Wei Dynasty. He obtained a more precise value of Pi, and edited the “The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art”