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The Context of Chinese Mathematics.- The Historiographical Context.- The Historical Context.- The Notion of Chinese Mathematics.- Applications of Chinese Mathematics.- The Structure of Mathematical Works.- Mathematical Terminology.- Modes of Reasoning.- Chinese Mathematicians.- The Transmission of Knowledge.- Influences and Transmission.- Main Works and Main Authors (from the Origins to 1600).- The Content of Chinese Mathematics.- Numbers and Numeration.- Calculating Instruments.- Techniques for Numerical Computation.- Geometry.- Indeterminate Problems.- Approximation Formulae.- Li Shanlan’s Summation Formulae.- Infinite Series.- Magic Squares and Puzzles.