John Machin
John Machin, (1680—1752), a professor of astronomy in London, is best known for developing a quickly converging series for π in 1706 and using it to compute π to 100 decimal places.
External links
- {{MacTutor Biography|id=Machin}}
- Machin's Formula at MathWorld
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