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arxiv: 1308.2181 · v5 · pith:6TXBTEBTnew · submitted 2013-08-09 · 🧮 math.HO · physics.hist-ph

Cardano v Tartaglia: The Great Feud Goes Supernatural

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Many of the stories surrounding the famous sixteenth century feud between Girolamo Cardano and Niccolo Tartaglia are completely unsupported by the historical record. In particular, stories that have Tartaglia aiding and abetting Cardano's arrest for heresy are chronologically impossible.

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