Origins and foundations form pre-Qin to later Han
| c. BC 180 | Suan shu shu (A book on arithmetic): A book of bamboo strips found in 1984 near Jiangling in Hubei province. | |
| c. BC100 -c.100AD | Zhoubi suanjing (The arithmetical classic of the gnomon and the circular paths of heaven) | |
| c. BC100- AD50 | Jiuzhang suanshu (Nine chapters of mathematical techniques) | |
| Zhang Heng | (78-139) | Ling xian (Spiritual Constitution of the Universe) |
| Liu Hong | fl. 178-187 | Qian xiang li (Calendrical science based on the celestial appearances) |
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This page last revised: 19th January, 2001