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Brook Taylor

English mathematician (1685-1731) · Academics · Died at 46

Brook Taylor was an English mathematician and barrister best known for several results in mathematical analysis. Taylor's most famous developments are Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, essential in the infinitesimal approach of functions in specific points.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1685 to 1731 · aged 46