Mathematician:William Rutherford

Mathematician
English mathematician famous for his calculation of $208$ digits of $\pi$ in $1841$.

The first to publish what is now known as Napoleon's Theorem.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: about 1798
 * Died: 16 September 1871, at Tweed Cottage, Maryon Road, Charlton, England

Publications

 * 1841: Computation of $\pi$ to $208$ Decimal Places
 * 1843: Demonstration of Pascal's Theorem
 * 1843: Theorems in Co-ordinate Geometry
 * 1849: Complete Solution of Numerical Equations
 * 1850: Arithmetic, Algebra, and Differential and Integral Calculus in Course of Mathematics for R.M.A. Woolwich
 * 1853: The Extension of $\pi$ to $440$ Places
 * 1859: On Statical Friction and Revetments