祖冲之是我国南北朝时期著名的科学家,精于数学和天文。小时候的祖冲之对学过的知识,总爱问个为什么,直到弄懂为止。一天深夜,小冲之翻来覆去地睡不着,正为白天学的“圆的周长是直径的3倍”而烦恼。他决定亲自实践一番。第二天一早,他找来一根绳子,飞快地来到村头的大路上,准备量车轮。 Zukong is a famous scientist in China's Northern and Southern Dynasties, specializing in mathematics and astronomy. Zu Chong childhood knowledge learned, always ask why, until you understand. One night late at night, a small red overturned to sleep, is daytime learning “circle circumference is 3 times the diameter” and trouble. He decided to practice it himself. Early the next morning, he got a rope, quickly came to the village road, ready to measure the wheel.