algebra
Overview page. Subjects: Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) — Computing.
The area of mathematics related to the general properties of arithmetic. Relationships can be summarized by using variables, usually denoted by letters x, y, n,… to stand for unknown...
Rafael Bombelli
Overview page. Subjects: Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) — Mathematics.
(1526–72/3)
Italian mathematician who, in his book l'Algebra, seems to have been the first to go some way in working with complex numbers, when the square roots of negative numbers...
Simon Stevin
Overview page. Subjects: Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) — Mathematics.
(1548–1620)
Flemish engineer and mathematician, the author of a popular pamphlet that explained decimal fractions simply and was influential in bringing about their everyday use,...
