Person: Magnitsky, Leonty Filippovich

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Leonty Magnitsky was a Russian teacher who wrote the first guide to mathematics published in Russia.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 9 June 1669, Ostashkov, Russia. Died 30 October 1739, Moscow, Russia.

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Astronomy, Origin Russia


Thank you to the contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0!

Github:
bookofproofs
non-Github:
@J-J-O'Connor
@E-F-Robertson


References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

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