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Foreword by Freeman Dyson ix Preface by Fukagawa Hidetoshi xiiiPreface by Tony Rothman xv Acknowledg ments xix What Do I Need to Know toRead This Book? xxi Notation xxv Chapter 1: Japan and Temple Geometry 1Chapter 2: The Chinese Foundation of Japanese Mathematics 27 Chapter 3: Japanese Mathematics and Mathematicians of the Edo Period 59 Chapter 4: EasierTemple Geometry Problems 89 Chapter 5: Harder Temple Geometry Problems 145Chapter 6: Still Harder Temple Geometry Problems 191 Chapter 7: The TravelDiary of Mathematician Yamaguchi Kanzan 243 Chapter 8: East and West 283Chapter 9: The Mysterious Enri 301 Chapter 10: Introduction to Inversion 313For Further Reading 337 Index 341