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Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 [2] – 28 July 1818) [3] was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, [4] [5] (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. [6]
William Jones, FRS (1675 – 1 July 1749 [1]) was a Welsh mathematician best known for his use of the symbol π (the Greek letter Pi) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. He was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley.
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Pages in category "18th-century mathematicians from the Republic of Geneva" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sir John Wilson (6 August 1741, Applethwaite, Westmorland – 18 October 1793, Kendal, Westmorland) [1] was an English mathematician and judge. Wilson's theorem is named after him. Wilson attended school in Staveley, Cumbria before going up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1757, [2] where he was a student of Edward Waring. He was Senior Wrangler in ...
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