"The first writer on algebra whose works have come down to us is . He has certain problems in linear equations and in series, and these form the essentially new feature in his work. His treatment of the subject is largely rhetorical."
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David Eugene Smith
(January 21, 1860 â July 29, 1944) was an American mathematician, educator, and editor.
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