Mathematician:William Oughtred/Mistake
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Source Work
1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.)
2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.):
- Oughtred, William (1575-1660)
Mistake
- Oughtred, William (1575-1660)
Correction
William Oughtred's date of birth is given by various online sources as $5$ March $1574$.
No record can be found of a later date.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Oughtred, William (1575-1660)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Oughtred, William (1575-1660)