> As a byproduct, he could compute square roots easily, and also cubic roots and tenth roots. The easiest case for him, he said, because it was just "a shift".

> As a byproduct, he could compute square roots easily, and also cubic roots and tenth roots. The easiest case for him, he said, because it was just "a shift". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifting_nth_root_algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifting_nth_root_algorithm