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MacLaurin, Colin

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Mathematician, born in Kilmoden, Argyllshire; was professor of Mathematics in Aberdeen and in Edinburgh; wrote a "Treatise on Fluxions," in defence of Newton against Berkeley, and an "Account of Newton's Discoveries"; did much to give an impetus to mathematical study in Scotland (1698-1746).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'MacLaurin, Colin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/maclaurin-colin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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