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Paper, 'To describe the Locus of a Cubick Equation', by Michael Dary to Robert Hooke

Reference number: EL/D1/33b

Date: 15 July 1674

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Discussion of Cardan's rules is given in 28 points
Algebraic examples are given

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EL/D1/33b
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15 July 1674
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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Michael Dary

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Michael Dary, Paper, 'To describe the Locus of a Cubick Equation', by Michael Dary to Robert Hooke, 15 July 1674, EL/D1/33b, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_33b/paper-to-describe-the-locus-of-a-cubick-equation-by-michael-dary-to-robert-hooke, accessed on 10 December 2025

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