In artem analyticem isagoge
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In artem analyticem isagoge is François Viète’s seminal 1591 treatise that laid the foundations of modern symbolic algebra by systematically introducing the use of letters to represent known and unknown quantities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| author | François Viète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | François Viète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely verbal algebraic expressions ⓘ |
| contributedTo | foundations of modern symbolic algebra ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| documentedIn | history of mathematics literature ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| field |
algebra
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mathematics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analytic art
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symbolic manipulation of equations ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later mathematicians in algebra ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
algebraic notation
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symbolic representation of quantities ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | seminal work in the history of algebra ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of early modern algebra
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later algebraic notation ⓘ |
| introduced |
algebraic symbolism
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systematic use of letters for known quantities ⓘ systematic use of letters for unknown quantities ⓘ |
| isSeminalWorkOf | François Viète NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance mathematics ⓘ |
| precededBy | rhetorical algebra traditions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1591 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Viète’s analytic art
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equation solving ⓘ symbolic algebra ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Introduction to the Analytic Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
letters to denote parameters
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letters to denote unknowns ⓘ |
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