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Ancient Egyptian algebraic equations on the Rhind Papyrus. The Rhind Papyrus is an ancient scroll that includes many different types of mathematic problems.
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Conceived the idea of reducing geometrical problems such as duplicating the cube to problems in algebra
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Greek (mathematics texts and advances written in Greek, developed from the 7th century BC to the 4th century) and Indian (the mathematics done in the Islamic world between the 8th and 13th centuries CE.) mathematics spread on Muslim.
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Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, "The Father of Algebra" invented algebra.
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Abū al-Hasan ibn Alī al-Qalasādī was a Muslim mathematician who took a first step toward the introduction of algebraic symbolism. He wrote books on arithmetic and algebra.
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Johannes Widmann gave a first university lecture on algebra and its uses. (about plus and minus signs)
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Michael Stifel wrote a comprehensive study on arithmetic and algebra. It was the first algebraic text to be written in the German language.
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François Viète's work on algebra was important. He helped to bring algebra to the fore in Europe. His algebraic notation book was published in 1591.
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Algebra emerged at the end of the 16th century in Europe.
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René Descartes introduces the use of the letters z, y, and x for unknown variable.
