William jones mathematician biography project



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Jones, William

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  • Dates

    Born: Llanfihangel Tw'r Beird, Anglesey, Wales, 1675
    Died: London, 3 July 1749
    Dateinfo: Dates Certain
    Lifespan: 74
    2. Father
    Occupation: Peasant/Small Farmer
    John George was a small farmer, or yeoman.

    According to Welsh custom, Jones took the Christian name of his father (John) as his surname.

    No information on financial status.

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    3. Nationality
    Birth: English (i.e, Welsh)
    Career: English
    Death: English
    4. Education
    Schooling: No University
    No records of his education, and it is established that as a young man he entered the counting house of a London merchant.

    5. Religion
    Affiliation: Anglican
    By assumption.

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    6. Scientific Disciplines
    Primary: Mathematics
    Subordinate: Navigation
    By universal consent Jones was not an important mathematician. Nevertheless he did publish a number of mathematical works: Synopsis palmariorum mathesios, 1706 (a text for learners that did inc