The alien realm of the minus: Deviatory mathematics in Cardano's writings

DOI10.1080/00033798000200171zbMath0433.01009OpenAlexW1993259158WikidataQ58366033 ScholiaQ58366033MaRDI QIDQ3870852

Rosalind Cecily. Young

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Annals of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00033798000200171

zbMATH Keywords

HarriotCardanominus signsign-rule of multiplication

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

Related Items (2)

The natures of numbers in and around Bombelli's \textit{L'algebra} ⋮ The \textit{casus irreducibilis} in Cardano's \textit{Ars magna} and \textit{De regula aliza}

Cites Work

• The ordered regiment of the minus sign: Off-beat mathematics in Harriot's manuscripts
• The Influence of Practical Arithmetics on the Algebra of Rafael Bombelli

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