Author:John Machin

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John Machin
(1680–1751)

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English mathematician and professor of astronomy at Gresham College. He was secretary of the Royal Society from 1718 to 1747.

Works

The Laws of the Moon's Motion according to Gravity, appended to Motte's 1729 translation of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Works about Machin

"Machin, John (d.1751)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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