Dissertations on the Progress of KnowledgeArno Press, 1975 - 477 pagina's |
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Pagina 14
... difficulty of that case of cubic equations , which cannot be reduced to his own rule . He was not able to overcome the difficulty , but showed how , in all cases , an approximation to the roots might be obtained . There is the more ...
... difficulty of that case of cubic equations , which cannot be reduced to his own rule . He was not able to overcome the difficulty , but showed how , in all cases , an approximation to the roots might be obtained . There is the more ...
Pagina 82
... difficulties to overcome . He belonged to a class in society elevated , in the opinion of that age , above the pursuit of ... difficulty in the execution of this work arose from the want of a direct and easy method of ascertaining the ...
... difficulties to overcome . He belonged to a class in society elevated , in the opinion of that age , above the pursuit of ... difficulty in the execution of this work arose from the want of a direct and easy method of ascertaining the ...
Pagina 101
... difficulty appeared so great to Cassini , that he suppressed the explanation which he would otherwise have given . The other difficulty occurred to Maraldi . Why did not an equation or allowance of the same kind arise from the position ...
... difficulty appeared so great to Cassini , that he suppressed the explanation which he would otherwise have given . The other difficulty occurred to Maraldi . Why did not an equation or allowance of the same kind arise from the position ...
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