William jones mathematician biography project
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Jones, William
- 1.
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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