Experts and enthusiasts: Sangaku as a social network

• Project/Area Number: 24K15964
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01080:Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: カライスル アントニア 早稲田大学, 高等研究所, 講師(任期付) (90979288)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: sangaku / wasan / social network / database / online archive

Outline of Research at the Start

The research period will be primarily devoted to the collection of data and the implementation of the software framework of the archive. In addition to material already gathered, the plan is to photograph ca. 700 additional extant sangaku and publish all data collected as an open access archive.