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10-16-1707
Roger Cotes elected first Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge at age 26. He is best known for his meticulous and creative editing of the second edition (1713) of Newton's Principia. He was also an important developer of the integral calculus.
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Roger Cotes
Principia Mathematica
More information about:
Roger Cotes
Principia Mathematica
Date:
Sunday, October 16, 1707
