Mathematician:John Machin
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Mathematician
English professor of astronomy, best known for developing a quickly converging series for $\pi$ (pi) in $1706$ and using it to compute $\pi$ to $100$ decimal places.
While he supposedly enjoyed a high mathematical reputation, the rest of his works were inferior.
Nationality
English
History
- Born: c. 1686 in England
- Died: 9 June 1751 in London, England
Theorems
- Machin's Formula for Pi (also known as Machin's Identity)
Results named for John Machin can be found here.
Publications
- The Laws of the Moon's Motion According to Gravity
- Quadrature of the Circle
- 1738: The Solution of Kepler's Problem
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence