Cardano's Formula/Also known as

Cardano's Formula: Also known as

Cardano's Formula is also sometimes seen referred to as Cardan's Formula, from the English form of Cardano's name, Jerome Cardan.

Some use the term Cardano's Method.


Some sources refer to it as the Tartaglia Formula, acknowledging the work of Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia in its development.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cardano's method
  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cubic
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cardano's method
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cubic