Thomas Simpson FRS was a British mathematician and inventor known for the eponymous Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals. Wikipedia
Born: August 20, 1710, Market Bosworth, United Kingdom
Died: May 14, 1761 (age 50 years), Market Bosworth, United Kingdom
Known for: Simpson's rule; Simpson–Weber triangle problem
Books
The Nature and Laws of Chance
1740
The Doctrine and Application of Fluxions
1750
Select Exercises for young proficients in the Mathematicks, etc
1752
Miscellaneous Tracts on Some Curious, and Very Interesting Subjects in Mechanics, Physical-Astronomy, and Speculative Mathematics; Wherein, the Precession of the Equinox, Are Determined
Elements of Plane Geometry. to Which Are Added, an Essay on the Maxima and Minima of Geometrical Quantities, and a Brief Treatise of Regular Solids; ... by Thomas Simpson,
A New Treatise of Fluxions: Wherein the Direct and Inverse Method are Demonstrated ... Also the Doctrine of Infinite Series ... are Amply Explained ... Together with a Variety of New and Curious Problems. By Thomas Simpson ...
1737