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Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry,New Somekh Sachs Offers ReadersBetween The Seventeenth And Nineteenth Centuries Japan Was Totally Isolated From The West By Imperial Decree. During That Time, A Unique Brand Of Homegrown Mathematics Flourished, One That Was Completely Uninfluenced By Developments In Western Mathematics. People From All Walks Of Lifesamurai, Farmers, And Merchantsinscribed A Wide Variety Of Geometry Problems On Wooden Tablets Called Sangaku And Hung Them In Buddhist Temples And Shinto Shrines