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Henry Briggs (1 February 1561 – 26 January 1630) was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common (base 10) logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honour.
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Henry Briggs was was an English mathematician who published tables of Napier's logarithm and was the man most responsible for scientists' acceptance of logarithms.
Henry Briggs (born February 1561, Warleywood, Yorkshire, England—died January 26, 1630, Oxford) was an English mathematician who invented the common, or Briggsian, logarithm. His writings were mainly responsible for the widespread acceptance of logarithms throughout Europe.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Briggs, Henry. ( b. Warleywood, Yorkshire, England, February 1561; d. Oxford, England, 26 January 1630) mathematics. Although J. Mede of Christ’s College, Cambridge, wrote on 6 February 1630, “Mr. Henry Briggs of Oxford, the great mathematician, is lately dead, at 74 years of age,” implying thereby that Briggs was born about 1556, it ...
Henry Briggs. (1561—1630) mathematician. Quick Reference. (1561–1630) English mathematician. Born in Warley Wood, Briggs became a fellow of Cambridge University in 1588 and was later made a lecturer (1592) and a professor (1596) of geometry at Gresham College, London.
Biographical Notes on Henry Briggs (1561 - 1630). 1. Introduction. This introduction is related mainly to the professional life of Henry Briggs, and in particular to his work in table production. Briggs was the inaugural Professor of Geometry for many years at Gresham College, London.
Sep 15, 2023 · A pioneering English mathematician and astronomer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Briggs’ groundbreaking work in the field of logarithms forever changed the landscape of mathematical computation.
