John Machin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 273 years ago |
Born | England |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | June 9,1751 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Known for | Machin-like formula |
Institution | Gresham College |
Notable student | Brook Taylor |
Date of birth | January 1,1680 |
Nationality | British |
English | |
Books | The Expectations Approach: Improving Managerial Communication and Performance |
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ID | 953434 |
John Machin Life story
John Machin was a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London. He is best known for developing a quickly converging series for pi in 1706 and using it to compute pi to 100 decimal places.