John Machin

John Machin

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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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1680
Age
346
Birth Place
United Kingdom
Date of Death
June 9th, 1751
Died Aged
71
Star Sign
Capricorn
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