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... known as the Ars Magna , a treatise which was devoted solely to algebra and which set forth the theory of alge- braic equations so far as it was then known , including the solution of the cubic ; Tartaglia , who , in addition to being ...
... known as the Ars Magna , a treatise which was devoted solely to algebra and which set forth the theory of alge- braic equations so far as it was then known , including the solution of the cubic ; Tartaglia , who , in addition to being ...
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... known for his discoveries in the field of higher plane curves and for his method of drawing a tangent to a curve . England , on the other hand , had in Harriot one of the founders of algebra as we know it today ; in Napier , the ...
... known for his discoveries in the field of higher plane curves and for his method of drawing a tangent to a curve . England , on the other hand , had in Harriot one of the founders of algebra as we know it today ; in Napier , the ...
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... known in London , but Simpson as a textbook writer on such an important and ad- vanced subject became known throughout all England . Many wrote to him asking help on certain questions which appeared in the Ladies ' Diary or in Merlin's ...
... known in London , but Simpson as a textbook writer on such an important and ad- vanced subject became known throughout all England . Many wrote to him asking help on certain questions which appeared in the Ladies ' Diary or in Merlin's ...
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Abraham de Moivre Algebra Annuities and Reversions answer appeared Application of Fluxions Body Cajori concerning controversy correspondence Curve David Eugene Smith Dear Sir demonstrated Diary Doctrine of Annuities Doctrine of Fluxions Dodson edition eighteenth century Elements of Geometry England equations essay Fluent Francis Blake give given History of Mathematics Honoured Sir Humble Servant Hutton infinite interest John John Landen John Turner Ladies Landen later letter written London Lordship Maclaurin manner Martin Folkes mathe mathematicians Mathematicks matics method of fluxions Moivre Motion Muller nature Newton's method obliged orbit Orders of Fluxions paper plane printed problem proposed publication published pupils Quantity Robert Heath Robert Simson Royal Academy Royal Society says Sciences Second Master Simp solution suppose teach textbooks Theorem theory thing Thomas Simpson thought tion Treatise of Fluxions trigonometry uniform Space uniformly Velocity Woolwich writing written by Simpson