John Hadley
Mathematician, Academic
1682 – 1744
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Who was John Hadley?
John Hadley was an English mathematician, inventor of the octant, a precursor to the sextant, around 1730.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1682
Bloomsbury - Siblings
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Feb 14, 1744
East Barnet
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on July 23, 2013
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