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