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Paper, 'Nouvelle decouverte formule generale pour resoudre les equations d'une degre quelconque [New discovery general formula for solving equations of any degree]' by Broussain

Reference number: L&P/9/178

Date: 1790

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Subject: Mathematics

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L&P/9/178
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1790
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4 pages
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Paper, 'Nouvelle decouverte formule generale pour resoudre les equations d'une degre quelconque [New discovery general formula for solving equations of any degree]' by Broussain, 1790, L&P/9/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_178/paper-nouvelle-decouverte-formule-generale-pour-resoudre-les-equations-dune-degre-quelconque-new-discovery-general-formula-for-solving-equations-of-any-degree-by-broussain, accessed on 16 January 2026

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