Person: Gunter, Edmund

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Edmund Gunter was an English clergyman who published trigonometric tables and was important in the development of the slide rule.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1581, Hertfordshire, England. Died 10 December 1626, London, England.

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Analysis, Astronomy, Geometry, Origin England


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive