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列傳二百九十四

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其指識正、負開方也,「元李冶傳洞淵九容術,撰測圓海鏡益古演段,以明天元如積相消,其究必用正、負開方,互詳於宋秦九韶數學九章。梅文穆公雖指天元一為西人借根方所由來,而正、負開方則未有闡明者。元和李秀才銳特為讎校,謂少廣一章,得此始貫於一。好古之士,翕然相從。萊獨推其有可知、有不可知。如測圓海鏡邊股第五問『圜田求徑二百四十步與五百七十六步共數』,而李仁卿專以二百四十為答。數學九章田域第二題『尖田求積二百四十步與八百四十步共數』,而秦道古專以八百四十為答。乃自二乘方以下,縷析推之,得九十五條。凡幾根數為帶縱長闊較則可知,為帶縱長闊和則不可知。又推得幾真數少,幾根數又多,幾平方與一立方積等多少雜糅,和較莫定。立法以審之,以幾平方數用幾立方數除之,得數乘幾根數,以較幾真數。若少於真數,則以幾平方為高闊較,是為可知。若多於真數,則或幾平方為通分法,三母總數、幾真數為三母維乘之共數,幾根數為通分之共子,如二、如六、如十二。設真數一百四十四,少二百八,根數多二十,平方積與一立方積相等,則三數皆同,是為不可知。」
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梅氏未見古九章,其所著方程論,率皆以臆創補,然又囿於西學,致悖直除之旨。銳尋究古義,探索本根,變通簡捷,以舊術列於前,別立新術附於後,著方程新術草,以期古法共明於世。古無天元一術,其始見於元李冶測圓海鏡益古演段二書,元郭守敬用之,以造授時歷草,而明學士顧應祥不解其旨,妄刪細草,遂致是法失傳。自梅文穆悟其即西法之借根方,於是李書乃得鄭重於世。其有原術不通,別設新術數則,更於梅說外辨得天元之相消,有減無加,與借根方之兩邊加減法少有不同。
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著開方釋例四卷,自序略謂:「天元一術,見宋秦九韶大衍數中,不言創於何人。元李冶測圓海鏡益古演段二書,亦用此例。冶稱其術出於洞淵九容,今不可詳所自矣。是書自平方以至多乘,悉用一術,即芻童、羨餘諸形,亦可握觚而得,洵算術之秘鑰也。西法借根方實原於此,乃以多少代正負,徒欲掩其襲取之跡。不知正負以別異同,多少以分盈朒,毫釐千里,必有能辨之者。」
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李善蘭,字壬叔,海寧人。諸生。從陳奐受經,於算術好之獨深。十歲即通九章,後得測圓海鏡、句股割圜記,學益進。疑割圜法非自然,精思得其理。嘗謂道有一貫,藝亦然。測圓海鏡每題皆有法有草,法者,本題之法也;草者,用立天元一曲折以求本題之法,乃造法之法,法之源也。算術大至躔離交食,細至米鹽瑣碎,其法至繁,以立天元一演之,莫不能得其法。故立天元一者,算學中之一貫也。並時明算如錢塘戴煦,南匯張文虎,烏程徐有壬汪曰楨,歸安張福僖,皆相友善。咸豐初,客上海,識英吉利偉烈亞力艾約瑟韋廉臣三人,偉烈亞力精天算,通華言。善蘭以歐幾裏幾何原本十三卷、續二卷,明時譯得六卷,因與偉烈亞力同譯後九卷,西士精通幾何者尟,其第十卷尤玄奧,未易解,譌奪甚多,善蘭筆受時,輒以意匡補。譯成,偉烈亞力嘆曰:「西士他日欲得善本,當求諸中國也!」

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