Symbolic language in early modern mathematics: The algebra of Pierre Hérigone (1580-1643)

DOI10.1016/J.HM.2008.05.003MaRDI QIDQ957594zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Maria Rosa Massa Esteve

Publication date 28 November 2008

Published in Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2008.05.003

zbMATH Keywords

formalization of mathematicsalgebraization17th centurymathematical symbolismPierre Hérigone

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Linear equations (linear algebraic aspects) (15A06) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of linear algebra (15-03) History of field theory (12-03)

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