Who was Liu Hui??

He was one of the most renowned mathematicians in ancient China (primarily account his
fame to his method for approximating pi)

Liu Hui wrote and published his own book 海島算經 (‘Sea Island Mathematical Manual‘) in
year 263 C.E

Liu Hui’s achievements on mathematics could be roughly categorized into two aspects

1. Number Theory (Algebraic)

Liu Hui presented his proof of the Pythagorean Theorem, and gave methods for
determining some parameters concerning with right triangles. Also, his work on
trigonometry, as well as the similarity of right triangles shall also be
remembered.
2. Theorem on calculating areas/volumes (specially area of circle and volume of
sphere)
Nine Chapters, he pointed out that the formula of the area of a sphere indicated on the
book (which is V=9d^3/16 with d being the diameter) is incorrect, and elaborated his
proof with the introduction of a exclusively new 3-D model called 牟合方蓋 (‘Hegai’
literally means ‘double box lid’).