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15 de may. de 2024 · William Oughtred (1574-1660) fue un sacerdote y matemático británico. Su principal aporte a esa disciplina fue haber inventado el signo de multiplicación (x). También creó la regla de cálculo, que le permitió realizar multiplicaciones y divisiones de forma mucho más rápida.
17 de may. de 2024 · William Oughtred is widely recognized as the inventor of the slide rule, a mechanical calculating device used for multiplication, division, and other mathematical computations. His creation revolutionized the field of mathematics and engineering.
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26 de may. de 2024 · Welsh mathematician William Jones first introduced the symbol for pi in 1706, but it was later popularised by another Welsh mathematician named William Oughtred. Today, the pi symbol is widely recognised and used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other fields.
21 de may. de 2024 · In addition to Harvey, the Arundel Circle also included the philologist and art theorist Franciscus Junius the Elder (1591–1677), the archaeologist John Selden (1584–1654), the mathematician William Oughtred (1574–1660), Henry Peacham and Anthony van Dyck.
Hace 4 días · William Oughtred greatly improved this in 1630 with his circular slide rule. He followed this up with the modern slide rule in 1632, essentially a combination of two Gunter rules , held together with the hands.
Hace 3 días · The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [a] History of technology By technological eras Premodern Prehistoric Stone Age (lithic) Neolithic Revolution Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age Ancient Modern Proto-industrialization First Industrial Revolution Standardization Second ...
22 de may. de 2024 · Gunter’s work was built on by William Oughtred (1574-1660), who turned these log scales into a physical device, the slide rule. In order to understand how the slide rule works, the lecture reviews the basics of logarithms.
