Values across a surface

Catalogued

Luoshu and Hetu diagrams

Made by
Anonymous; named and paired by Song scholars
Year
1st century CE - 12th century
Field
Before the modern era, and beyond the West
Kind
Concept diagram
Room
Values across a surface — Placed by reading its description, not yet studiedCould also hang in: Charts that compute
Skeleton drawing, not the original plate

19 other forms share this skeleton

Source

Friendly and Denis, Milestones in the history of data visualization

Attribution less certain: contested, or no single inventor recorded

Searches, not citations

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