Zu Chongzhi was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He is most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision that stood for nearly 900 years.
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P27 (country of citizenship): Liu Song dynasty
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P20 (place of death): China
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P27 (country of citizenship): Southern Qi
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P19 (place of birth): Jiankang, Eastern Wu
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was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties. He was most notable for calculating pi as between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, a record in precision which would not be surpassed for nearly 900 years.
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was a Chinese astronomer
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was a Chinese astronomer, inventor, mathematician
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