Briggs,Henry
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Briggs, Henry — ▪ English mathematician born February 1561, Warleywood, Yorkshire, England died January 26, 1630, Oxford English mathematician who invented the common, or Briggsian, logarithm. His writings were mainly responsible for the widespread… … Universalium
Briggs , Henry — (1561–1630) English mathematician Born in Warley Wood, Briggs became a fellow of Cambridge University in 1588 and was later made a lecturer (1592) and a professor (1596) of geometry at Gresham College, London. He is remembered chiefly for the… … Scientists
Briggs, Henry — ► (1561 1630) Matemático inglés. Introdujo, en colaboración con Napier, los logaritmos decimales … Enciclopedia Universal
BRIGGS, HENRY — a distinguished English mathematician; first Savilian professor at Oxford; made an important improvement on the system of logarithms, which was accepted by Napier, the inventor, and is the system now in use (1561 1631) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Briggs — Briggs, Henry … Enciclopedia Universal
BRIGGS (H.) — BRIGGS HENRY (1561 1630) Mathématicien anglais dont le nom est attaché à la découverte des logarithmes décimaux (appelés aussi logarithmes vulgaires ou briggsiens). Le caractère instrumental de ce nouvel outil mathématique lui valut une large et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Henry Briggs — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Briggs. Henry Briggs Naissance Février 1556 Warley Wood (Angleterre) Décès 26 janvier 1630 Oxford (Angleterre) … Wikipédia en Français
Henry Briggs — Henry Briggs, Familienname auch Brigde oder Brigs, (* Februar 1561[1] in Warleywood bei Halifax (West Yorkshire); † 26. Januar 1630 in Oxford) war ein englischer Mathematiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Schriften … Deutsch Wikipedia
Henry Briggs — Nacimiento Febrero de 1561 Warley wood, Yorkshire, Inglaterra Fallecimiento 26 de Enero de 1630, a la edad de 68 años Oxford, Inglaterra Residencia Inglaterra … Wikipedia Español
Briggs — could refer to: Briggs cliff, a fictional place in Fullmetal Alchemist manga Briggs (crater), a lunar crater Briggs Initiative, either of two pieces of Californian legislation sponsored by John Briggs Briggs Islet, Tasmania, Australia Briggs,… … Wikipedia
