Mathematician:Jan de Witt/Mistake
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Source Work
1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.)
2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.):
- conic (conic section)
Mistake
- The treatment of conic sections by coordinate geometry was begun in the $17$th century, notably by Jan de Witt $\text {1629}$ – $\text {1672}$ ...
Correction
His birth date was $\text {1625}$, not $\text {1629}$.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)