Happy tercentenary, Brook Taylor! (Q1066875)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3926854
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3926854 |
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Happy tercentenary, Brook Taylor! (English)
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1986
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The authoress gives a brief life sketch of the famous British mathematician Brook Taylor on the occasion of tercentenary birthday. She discusses some important and useful works of Brook Taylor. The important conclusion of this article is that famous mathematicians like Euler, Maclaurin, Stirling, Daniel Bernoulli, D'Alembert and Lagrange were all influenced by the works of Brook Taylor. The historians of mathematics will find a useful article for their works.
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algorithms
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fluxions
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Euler
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Maclaurin
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Stirling
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Daniel Bernoulli
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D'Alembert
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Lagrange
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