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Science 10 October 2008:
Vol. 322. no. 5899, p. 185
DOI: 10.1126/science.322.5899.185
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE:
Samurai Mathematician Set Japan Ablaze With Brief, Bright Light

Dennis Normile

Isolated from the West, Seki Takakazu churned out some of the finest mathematical work of his time. Centuries later, scholars are finally giving him his due.

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