Zhu Zaiyu

Zhu Zaiyu
Hereditary Prince of Zheng (鄭世子)
Tenure1593–1611
Born1536
Died19 May 1611
Issue
  • Zhu Yixi
  • Zhu Yitai
Names
Zhu Zaiyu (朱載堉)
Posthumous name
Hereditary Prince Duanqing (端清世子)
HouseZhu
FatherZhu Houwan, Prince Gong of Zheng
OccupationAstronomer, historian, physicist, mathematician, choreographer, music theorist
Zhu Zaiyu dance steps
Zhu Zaiyu flag dance

Zhu Zaiyu (Chinese: 朱載堉; 1536 – 19 May 1611) was a Chinese scholar, mathematician and music theorist.[1] He was a prince of the Chinese Ming dynasty. In 1584, Zhu innovatively described the equal temperament via accurate mathematical calculation.[2]

  1. ^ Lam, Joseph S.C. (2001). "Zhu Zaiyu". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49365. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. ^ Hermann von Helmholtz,Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen als physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik . p 258, 3rd edition, Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1895

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