Roger Cotes
Roger Cotes
This bust was commissioned by Robert Smith and sculpted posthumously by Peter Scheemakers in 1758.
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an English mathematician, known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading the second edition of his famous book, the Principia, before publication
Born
10 July 1682 Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Died
5 June 1716 (aged 33) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Known for
Logarithmic spiral Least squares Newton–Cotes formulas Euler's formula proof Concept of the radian
Fields
Mathematician
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Institutions
Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic advisors
Isaac Newton Richard Bentley
adultbasic
Britain
era
1600-1800
Influences
John Smith (his uncle)
Notable students
Robert Smith James Jurin Stephen Gray