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Chebyshev Polynomials in the 16th Century (2022)


We give a few examples of Chebyshev polynomials that appeared in mathematical problems from the 16th and 17th century. The main example is the famous equation of Adrianus Romanus (Adriaan van Roomen) containing a polynomial of degree $45$.

View a PDF of the paper titled Chebyshev polynomials in the 16th century, by Walter Van Assche View PDF Abstract:We give a few examples of Chebyshev polynomials that appeared in mathematical problems from the 16th and 17th century. The main example is the famous equation of Adrianus Romanus (Adriaan van Roomen) containing a polynomial of degree $45$.

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