John Machin
Mathematician, Academic
1680 – 1751
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Who was John Machin?
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.
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- Born
- 1680
England - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 9, 1751
London
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on July 23, 2013
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