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Robert Simson

Robert Simson

British mathematician

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Birthdate
October 14, 1687
Birthplace
West Kilbride
West Kilbride
Date of Death
October 1, 1768
Place of Death
Glasgow
Glasgow
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Elements of the conic sections
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Sectionum conicarum
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Sectionum conicarum libri quinque
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Sectionum conicarum libri V
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The elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books together with the eleventh and twelfth
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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
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Mathematician
Mathematician
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00000001090744500
Open Library ID
OL2501404A0
VIAF
616326910

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Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
Doctoral Students
Colin Maclaurin
Colin Maclaurin
Matthew Stewart (mathematician)
Matthew Stewart (mathematician)
Wikidata ID
Q1370937
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Robert Simson (born on October 14, 1687 in West Kilbride ) was a mathematician from the Kingdom of Great Britain . He was educated at the University of Glasgow and eventually became one of the university's notable scholars. One of Simson's notable contributions was to the field of mathematics, was as the doctoral advisor to Matthew Stewart, another accomplished mathematician . Simson passed away on October 1, 1768, in Glasgow .

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