评述 沈括是我国宋代一位杰出的数学家,虽然他没有专门著述,但从《梦溪笔谈》有关数学方面的笔记中,可以看到沈括作出的卓越贡献及其对宋元数学发展的影响。 宋元数学不仅是中国数学史上最辉煌的一页,也是中世纪世界数学史上最丰富多采的一页。思格斯指出:“科学的发生和发展一开始就是由生产决定的。”(恩格斯:《自然辩证法》) Commenting on Shen Kuo is an outstanding mathematician in Song Dynasty in our country. Although he does not have a special book, he can see the outstanding contribution made by Shen Kuo and his influence on the development of mathematics in the Song and Yuan Dynasties from the notes on mathematics in Meng Xi Bi Tan. Song and Yuan Dynasties mathematics is not only the most glorious page in the history of mathematics in China, but also the most colorful chapter in the history of mathematics in the Middle Ages. Szczegosi pointed out: “The birth and development of science were decided by the beginning from the beginning.” (Engels: Dialectics of Nature)