Roger Cotes

Roger Cotes (Burbage, Leicestershire July 10, 1682 – June 5, 1716 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a mathematician.

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Burbage, Leicestershire - July 10 - 1682 - June 5 - 1716 - Cambridge - Cambridgeshire - Mathematician

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Roger Cotes is known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading his famous book Principia before publication. He also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton-Cotes formulas.

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Isaac Newton - Principia - Quadrature - Newton-Cotes formulas

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