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Roger Cotes

(1682–1716) Mathematician

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Roger Cotes was a mathematician, best known for Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes.

Quick Facts About Roger Cotes

Born
July 10, 1682
Died
June 5, 1716
Profession
Mathematician
Notable works
Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes

About Roger Cotes

Roger Cotes was an English mathematician, known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading the second edition of his famous book, the Principia, before publication. He also devised the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, which originated from Newton's research, and made a geometric argument that can be interpreted as a logarithmic version of Euler's formula. He was the first Plumian Professor at Cambridge University from 1707 until his death.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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