The Wikipedia article on the fundamental theorem of algebra, covering its history from d'Alembert and Euler's gapped eighteenth century attempts through Gauss's 1799 proof (later shown to have a topological gap) to Argand's 1806 proof, which the article credits as the first fully rigorous one.
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PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_algebra
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Theorems, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
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