Descartes's Solution to Quartic Equation/Historical Note

Historical Note on Descartes's Solution to Quartic Equation

René Descartes came up with his solution to the quartic equation in $1637$.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quartic (biquadratic)
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quartic (biquadratic)
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