James Stirling
Mathematician, Author
1692 – 1770
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Who was James Stirling?
James Stirling was a Scottish mathematician. The Stirling numbers, Stirling permutations, and Stirling's approximation are named after him. He also proved the correctness of Isaac Newton's classification of cubics.
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- Born
- May 1, 1692
Stirling - Also known as
- Стирлинг, Джеймс
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Balliol College
- Died
- Dec 5, 1770
Edinburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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