1667 - 1752
William Whiston British Mathematician
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Whiston
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| Birthday |
9th December, 1667
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| Birthplace |
Norton-juxta-Twycross, Leicestershire, England
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| Died |
22nd August, 1752
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| Place of Death |
Lyndon, Rutland, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Mathematician
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William Whiston (9 December 1667 – 22 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 (and his attempts to win the rewards that it promised) and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus (which are still in print).
He was a prominent exponent of Arianism and wrote A New Theory of the Earth.
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