Thabit Pair/Examples/9,363,584-9,437,056/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Thabit pair $9 \, 363 \, 584$ and $9 \, 437 \, 056$
The Thabit pair $\tuple {9 \, 363 \, 584, 9 \, 437 \, 056}$ was originally discovered by Thabit ibn Qurra, as a result of applying Thabit's Rule using $n = 7$.
It was rediscovered by René Descartes, who also rediscovered Thabit's Rule.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $220$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $220$