Rafael Bombelli
Mathematician, Academic
1526 – 1572
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Who was Rafael Bombelli?
Rafael Bombelli was an Italian mathematician.
Born in Bologna, he is the author of a treatise on algebra and is a central figure in the understanding of imaginary numbers.
He was the one who finally managed to address the problem with imaginary numbers. In his 1572 book, L'Algebra, Bombelli solved equations using the method of del Ferro/Tartaglia. He introduced the rhetoric that preceded the representative symbols +i and -i and described how they both worked.
The lunar crater Bombelli is named after him.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1526
Bologna - Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Education
- University of Bologna
- Died
- 1572
Rome
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on July 23, 2013
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