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Briggs, Henry

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A distinguished English mathematician; first Savilian professor at Oxford; made an important improvement on the system of logarithms, which was accepted by Napier, the inventor, and is the system now in use (1561-1631).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Briggs, Henry'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/briggs-henry.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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