John Colson
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John Colson | |
Born | 1680 |
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Died | 1760, aged 80 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Johnathan 'John' Colson (1680–1760) was a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University. He was an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford, but did not take a degree. He produced several of Isaac Newton's works including De Methodis Serierum et Fluxionum in English in 1736.
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- Robert Bruen (2008). Lucasian Chair: John Colson. Lucasian Chair.org. Cambridge University. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
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