Person: Harriot, Thomas

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Thomas Harriot was an English mathematician who did outstanding work on the solution of equations, recognising negative roots and complex roots in a way that makes his solutions look almost like a present day solution.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1560, Oxford, England. Died 2 July 1621, London, England.

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Algebra, Astronomy, Origin England, Physics


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References

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