Ars Magna

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A significant compendium of mathematics published by Cardano in 1545, which included the general solution to the cubic equation.

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How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented

Veritasium

A significant compendium of mathematics published by Cardano in 1545, which included the general solution to the cubic equation.

Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #370

Lex Fridman

A book by Girolamo Cardano on algebra, where he detailed methods for solving cubic and quartic equations and encountered the square root of negative numbers, leading to their discovery.