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Chebyshev polynomials in the 16th century

arXiv:2203.10955 · doi:10.1016/j.jat.2022.105767

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 .

16 pages, 4 figures