Mathematician:Antonio Maria del Fiore
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Mathematician
Italian Renaissance mathematician.
A student of Scipione del Ferro, learned from him the formula for the resolution of the particular cubic equation $x^3 + p x = q$, and boasted that he was the only one who could solve such equations.
Challenged Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia to a contest in $1535$ to solve cubics, but was outclassed.
Some sources suggest that it was del Fiore who revealed to Gerolamo Cardano that the solution originated from del Ferro and not Tartaglia.
Nationality
Italian
History
- Born: 15th Century, Italy
- Died: 16th Century, Italy
Also known as
Some sources render his name as Antonio Fior.
Sources
- 2004: Ian Stewart: Galois Theory (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Historical Introduction: Polynomial Equations
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $4$: Lure of the Unknown: Cubic equations