\textit{The whetstone of witte}: content and sources (Q2825819)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6638587
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6638587 |
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13 October 2016
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algebra
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equality
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\textit{The whetstone of witte}: content and sources (English)
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The paper is devoted to the presentation and discussion of \textit{The Whetstone of Witte} by Recorde (1557) [\url{https://archive.org/download/TheWhetstoneOfWitte/TheWhetstoneOfWitte_text.pdf}]. The author concentrates on the algebraic content of the book including both the introduction of variables and the discussion of equations. The latter includes the introduction of the equal sign. Attention is drawn also to some of the interesting and extraordinary details in other sections of the book. Some of Recorde's sources are revealed and compared with Recorde's own formulations.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1309.01006].
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