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'''Girolamo Cardano (1501 - 1507)''' was a serious fortuneteller. When death did not strike him on the day of his prediction, he gulped down a glass of poison to fulfill his prophesy. [1]
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[1] Goodwin, Jennifer. "Gerolamo Cardano 1501 - 1576". <http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/cardano.html>
 
  
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'''References''' [1] Goodwin, Jennifer. "Gerolamo Cardano 1501 - 1576". &lt;http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/cardano.html&gt;
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How to Die Like a Mathematician

By Daniel Lee


Girolamo Cardano (1501 - 1507) was a serious fortuneteller. When death did not strike him on the day of his prediction, he gulped down a glass of poison to fulfill his prophesy. [1]



References [1] Goodwin, Jennifer. "Gerolamo Cardano 1501 - 1576". <http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/cardano.html>

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