#246 - 2022 Retrospective/Archive: The Mathematician of Heaven

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

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🗓️ 31 December 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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First a brief lookback on the crazy, nutso year that was 2022, as our intrepid host deals with an unfortunate year-end bout of COVID... Then, a reach deep into the archives for an oldie, but goodie from a few centuries ago... This short episode covers the life of one of the great mathematicians, astronomers, and engineers of ancient China: Zu Chongzhi. In his life from 429-500 CE, he will re-create an ancient precursor to the compass that had been lost for centuries, calculate the motions of the celestial objects with a degree of accuracy in excess of 99.9%, design a comprehensive new calendar system, and derive the value of π to a degree of accuracy that would not be surpassed the world over for another millennium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	And it also funds the BBC, such TV license.
0:41.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:46.0	Episode 246, 2022 retrospective, slash the mathematician of heaven.
0:53.0	Hey everyone, today we've got a bit of a mixed bag of an episode,
0:57.0	because there's a few things I'd like to do today.
1:00.0	I initially meant for this to just be a regular old episode that was to come out on December 27th or so.
1:06.0	But then I was visited by the coronavirus fairy and gifted its very magical gift.
1:12.0	Kind of surprisingly, my very first time personally getting to deal with it,
1:16.0	and so that epically messed up my production schedule.
1:20.0	So what I'd like to do today is take a few minutes to run down my latest experiences
1:24.0	with the current goings-on here in China,
1:26.0	as the COVID situation continues to rapidly shift.
1:30.0	And then a brief look back on 2022 overall, where we've been, and where we're headed.
1:36.0	And finally, to bring back a mini-sode from the vaults,
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