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Li Ye
Chinese scientist and writer (1192-1279) · Academics · Died at 87
Li Ye, born Li Zhi, courtesy name Li Jingzhai, was a Chinese mathematician, politician, and writer who published and improved the tian yuan shu method for solving polynomial equations of one variable.
Li Ye is read about 16 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026
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About this person
Along with the 4th-century Chinese astronomer Yu Xi, Li Ye proposed the idea of a spherical Earth instead of a flat one before the advances of European science in the 17th century.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1192 to 1279 · aged 87
