Mathematician:John Machin

Mathematician
English professor of astronomy, best known for developing a quickly converging series for $\pi$ (pi) in $1706$ and using it to compute $\pi$ to $100$ decimal places. While he supposedly enjoyed a high mathematical reputation, the rest of his works were inferior.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: c. 1686 in England
 * Died: 9 June 1751 in London, England

Theorems

 * Machin's Formula for Pi (also known as Machin's Identity)

Publications

 * The Laws of the Moon's Motion According to Gravity
 * Quadrature of the Circle
 * 1738: The Solution of Kepler's Problem