Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6786

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                <emph style="bf">Commentary:</emph>
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              <s xml:space="preserve"> This page refers to Stevin's
                <emph style="it">L'arithmétique ... aussi l'algebre</emph>
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              , page 306. There Stevin solves the equation 1(3) = 6(1) + 40 (in modern notation
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              ), leading to the cube roots writen down by Harriot at the top of the page. </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> √C.20 + √392 + √C.20 – √392. Stevin pag.
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