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Categories: 18th-century British scientists, 1752 deaths, 18th-century English mathematicians, Fellows of the Royal Society
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John Machin  Machin's formula  Machin, John
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John Machin, a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, is best known for developing a quickly converging series for Pi in 1706 and using it to compute Pi to 100 decimal places. Wikipedia
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John Machin, a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, is best known for developing a quickly converging series for Pi in 1706 and using it to compute Pi to 100 decimal places. Wikipedia
British mathematician Wikipedia Disambiguation
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homo
AWARD RECEIVED
Fellow of the Royal Society
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
Great Britain
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Svensk uppslagsbok
EMPLOYER
Cambridge University
GIVEN NAME
John
MEMBER OF
Royal Society
OCCUPATION
astronomer
mathematician
PLACE OF BIRTH
England
PLACE OF DEATH
London
SEX OR GENDER
male
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John Machin
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John Machin
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