^"Quite Simply, in the endeavors of mathematical surveying, China's accomplishments exceeded those realized in the West by about one thousand years", 見 弗兰克·斯委特兹: 《海岛算经:古代中国的测量学和数学》第四章第二节 比较回顾: 中国测量学的成就。(Frank J. Swetz: The Sea Island Mathematical Manual,Surveying and Mathematics in Ancient China 4.2 Chinese Surveying Accomplishments, A Comparative Retrospection 第63页 The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992 ISBN 0-271-00799-0 )