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HISTORY OF SCIENCE: Scientists Fete China's Supreme Polymath
Richard Stone
SHANGHAI--Last month, scientists met here to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first six volumes of Euclid's Elements in Chinese and to explore the remarkable legacy of their translator, Xu Guangqi.