16th Century Mathematics

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  • In 16th century, the cubic formula ax3+bx2+cx+d=0 was developed.
  • Scipone Del Ferro was an Italian mathematician who is famous for being the first to find a formula to solve a cubic equation.
  • Nicolo Tartaglia was an Italian mathematician who is proficient in binomial expansion and prodigious calculator. He was the master of solid geometry.
  • Gerolamo Cordano was an Italian polymath who introduced binomial and the foundation of probability.
  • Albrecht Durer was a german printmaker that developed square array of numbers that consists of positive integers arraned such that the sum of the numbers in any horizontal, vertical, and diagonal line are always the same.