The sign rule from the enunciation by R. Descartes (1637) to the demonstration by C. F. Gauss (1828) (Q1802245)

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    The sign rule from the enunciation by R. Descartes (1637) to the demonstration by C. F. Gauss (1828)
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 203086

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      The sign rule from the enunciation by R. Descartes (1637) to the demonstration by C. F. Gauss (1828) (English)
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      30 August 1993
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      The authors consider the history of the ``sign rule'' of R. Descartes (the number of positive and negative roots of an algebraic equation). They describe various objections to the ``sign rule'' and its proofs.
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