John Wallis (1616-1703)


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Name (English): John Wallis
Short name: John Wallis
Year of birth: 1616
Year of death: 1703
Short Description: "John Wallis (/ˈwɒlɪs/; 3 December [O.S. 23 November] 1616 – 8 November [O.S. 28 October] 1703) was an English clergyman and mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus. Between 1643 and 1689 he served as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later, the royal court. He is credited with introducing the symbol ∞ to represent the concept of infinity. He similarly used 1/∞ for an infinitesimal. John Wallis was a contemporary of Newton and one of the greatest intellectuals of the early renaissance of mathematics." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/09/21]