Joseph M. Baldwin

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Joseph Mason Baldwin (9 September 1878 – 6 July 1945) born in Melbourne, Australia, was an astronomer who received his professional education at the University of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia from 1896 to 1913, where he received two Bachelor's, a Master's and lastly a Doctor of Science degree. Baldwin served as government astronomer in the state of Victoria from 1920–1943. He became acquainted with the work of Edward J. Nanson, a professor of mathematics at the University of Melbourne, and wrote an article describing an elimination method for the Borda count based on Nanson's research.(1) This method is referred to as Baldwin's method.

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1. The technique of the Nanson preferential majority system of election. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. n.s.39; pages 42-52. (1926)