John Machin
English mathematician · Academics · Lived 1680 to 1751 · aged 71
John Machin was a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London. He is best known for developing a quickly converging series for pi in 1706 and using it to compute pi to 100 decimal places.
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Academics
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Lived 1680 to 1751 · aged 71
