Scipione del Ferro

Scipione del Ferro was an Italian mathematician who first discovered a method to solve the depressed cubic equation.

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Who was born first?

• Scipione del Ferro was born 1 year before Ottaviano Petrucci
• Scipione del Ferro was born 13 years after Leonardo da Vinci
• Scipione del Ferro was born 20 years before Peter Henlein
• Scipione del Ferro was born 25 years after Luca Pacioli
• Scipione del Ferro was born 36 years before Gerolamo Cardano

Timeline

1. Luca Pacioli1440s – 1517
2. Leonardo da VinciApril 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
3. Scipione del Ferro (this page)February 6, 1465 – November 5, 1526
4. Ottaviano PetrucciJune 18, 1466 – May 7, 1539
5. Peter Henlein1485–1510
6. Gerolamo CardanoSeptember 24, 1501 – September 21, 1576

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