P. HISTORY OF ' AATHEMATICAL - School of Mathematics

ALPHABETICAL INDFZ
Rawlinson, H., 5
Roche, De la. See De la Roche
Rawlinson, Rich., survey of his signs, Roder, Christian, 126
193 Rodet, L., 201
Rawlyns, R., 283
Rolle, Michael, 82, 206, 255; equality,
Reaumur, R. A. F. de, 255
264, 304; aggregation, 344; radical
Recio, M., 92 sign, 331; use of &, 321
Recorde, R: SUNey of his signs, 167- Roman numerals, 4w1,92, 93
68; 145, 204, 205, 219,221, 222, 225, Romanus, A., 206, 207; aggregation,
229, 256, 274; equality,. 260770; 343; powers, 296, 297; radical signs,
plus and minus, 199; radlcal sign, 329,330, 199; use of 8,320
327, 328 Ronayne, Philip, 215, 307; "mem" for
Rectangle: "mern," 365; pictograph rectangle, 365
for, 357, 359, 368
Roomen, Adriaen van. See Romanus
Rees's Cyclopaedia, 363
Roots: survey of, 31G38; al-Qaldd,
Regiomontanus: survey of his signs, 124; Hindus, 107, 108; Leona?do of
125-27; 134, 138, 176, 208, 250; Pisa, 122; Nuiiez, 165; prlnclpal
decimal fractions, 278, 280; equality, values, 337; Recorde, 168; spread of
126, 260, 261; lettering figures, 376; )/ symbol, 327; sign )/ in Rudolff,
R for "rak," 318; unknown, 339 148, 155, in Stifel, 153, 155, in
Regius, Hudalrich, 225, 229
Scheubel, 159, in Stevin, 163, in
Cirard, 164, in Pelet~er, 172, in
Regula falsi. See False positions
Vieta, 177, in HBrigone, 189, in
Reinhold, C- L-9 geometric conpence, Descartes, 191, V &no, 163; sign &,
372 survey of, 318-21; in Regiomontanus,
Renaldini, C., 206, 307; aggregation, 126, in Chu.quet, 130, 131,. in De la
351 Roche, 132, In Pac~oh, 135, In Tartag-
Res ("thing"), 134, 290, 293
lia, 142, in Cardan, 141, in Bombelli,
Re e, Theodor: angle, 360; use
144, in Bolognetti, 145, in Scheubel,
of
dkerent letters, 379 159, in Van der Hoecke, 150;
radiz relata, 135, 142; Ra. wl. in
Reyher, S., 262,263; angle, 361; arc of scheubel, 159; &v., 135, 141, 165;
circle, 370; circle, 367; geometry,
387; parallel, 368; right angle, 363;
radiz dwtincta, 141; radiz legata, 144;
trapezo~d, 371
& for z, 137, 160, 318; & to mark
Reymers, Nicolaus, 208, 296
powers, 136; & to mark both power
Reyneau, ch., 266, 308; use of a star,
and root in same passage in Pacioli,
137; L as radical in Gosselin, 175; )/
356
and dot for square of binormal, 189
Rhabdas, Nicolas, 42
Rosen, F., 115
Rhind papyrus. See Ahmes papyrus
~ ~ ~ ~ 288
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Riccati, Vincente, 258
Roth, Peter, 208
Ricci, M. A., 250, 263, 301
Rudolff, Chr.: survey of his signs, 148,
Richman, J. B., 92 149; 168,177,203,204, 205,221, 222
Riemann, G. F. B., =, 374
225, 227; aggregation, 148; Coss of
Riese, Adam, 59, 148, 176,208; radicals, 1525, 151? 153, 728;. Stifel's edition,
326 155; decimal fractions, 278, 279;
Rigaud, S. P., 199, 231, 196, 365
freak numerals, 89, 91, 158; 6eometrical
proportion, 250; ramcal
~obbins, E. R.: angle, 360; right angle, sign, 165, 199, 326, 328; unknown
363; parallelogram, 365 quantity, 339
Robert of Chester, 385. See I(arpinaki Rusks, Julius, 45, 83,97,290
Robertson, John, 289 Ryland, J., 16
Roberval, G. P., 264
Robins, Benjamin, 307 Eacrobosco, J. de, 82, 91, 127
Robinson, H. N., angle, 362 Saez, Liciniano, 52, 92
Roby, H. J., 46
St. Andrew's cross, 218; in complex
Rocha, Antich, 320, 294 numbers, 247