Person: Oresme, Nicole

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Nicole Oresme was a French mathematician who invented coordinate geometry long before Descartes. He was the first to use a fractional exponent and also worked on infinite series.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1323, Allemagne (west of Riez), France. Died 11 July 1382, Lisieux, France.

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Analysis, Physics


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive