Thomas Simpson
British mathematician and inventor
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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
Books: The Nature and Laws of Chance, The Doctrine and Application of Fluxions, 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 ..., and more
Known for: Simpson's rule; Simpson–Weber triangle problem