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James Gregory FRS (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie , the original Scottish spelling. He described an early practical design for the reflecting telescope – the Gregorian telescope – and made advances in trigonometry , discovering infinite series ...
James Gregory (born November 1638, Drumoak [near Aberdeen], Scotland—died October 1675, Edinburgh) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer who discovered infinite series representations for a number of trigonometry functions, although he is mostly remembered for his description of the first practical reflecting telescope, now known as the ...
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James Gregory was a Scottish scientist and first Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews who described the first practical reflecting telescope. He worked on using infinite convergent series to find the areas of the circle and hyperbola.
James Gregory (1638‑75) was educated at Marischal College in Aberdeen. He studied optics and telescope construction and in 1657, wrote Optica Promota (The Advance of Optics). In it he described the first practical reflecting telescope. In 1668 Gregory accepted the Regius Chair of Mathematics at St Andrews University.
May 21, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1638–1675) Scottish mathematician and astronomer. Gregory was one of the many 17th-century mathematicians who made important contributions to the development of the calculus, although some of his best work remained virtually unknown until long after his death.
James Gregory. 1638-1675. Scottish Mathematician. J ames Gregory published papers on a number of mathematical and scientific subjects, and a look at his unpublished papers suggests an even more wide-ranging talent.
Nov 6, 2021 · In November 1638, Scottish mathematician and astronomer James Gregory was born. Gregory described an early practical design for the reflecting telescope – the Gregorian telescope – and made advances in trigonometry, discovering infinite series representations for several trigonometric functions.
