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0 pointstoolslive12y ago0 comments

gauss elimination was known to the Chinese (2nd century BC)

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eru12y ago

Interesting. Do you have any pointers for further reading?

GFK_of_xmaspast12y ago

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Chapters_on_the_Mathem... and GE was known to Newton, so it wasn't 19th century even in the west (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_elimination#History)

eru12y ago

Thanks!

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