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<p><b>Johann Heinrich Rahn</b> (also known as <b>Hans Heinrich Rahn</b> and <b>Johann Rahn</b>; 10 March 1622 - 27 May 1676) was a Swiss <a href="page.php?w=mathematician">mathematician</a> who is credited with the first use of the <a href="page.php?w=division_sign">division sign</a>, ÷ (a repurposed <a href="page.php?w=obelus">obelus</a> variant) and the <a href="page.php?w=therefore_sign">therefore sign</a>, ?. The symbols were used in Teutsche Algebra, published in 1659. <a href="page.php?w=John_Pell_%28mathematician%29">John Pell</a> collaborated</p><p>
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