Stephen Peter Rigaud
Stephen Peter Rigaud |
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1774 |
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1839 (aged 64–65) |
Stephen Peter Rigaud (1774 – 1839) was an English mathematical historian and astronomer: He was a Fellow of Exeter College from 1794 to 1810, held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1810 to 1827, the Savilian Professor of Astronomy from 1827 to 1839.
Published works
- Historical essay on the first publication of Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia (First published 1838)
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1774 |
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1839 |
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