Nicolas Chuquet
1445-1488
French Mathematician
The origins of modern exponential notation—the 2 in x2, for instance—can be traced to Nicolas Chuquet, a mathematician who at the dawn of t...
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Although a great deal remains unknown about Chuquet's life, his contributions to the development of mathematics are significant. Chuquet's accomplishments are known mainly from a book published in 152...
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Nicolas Chuquet
Nicolas Chuquet