Person: Neile, William

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William Neile was an English mathematician who was the first to calculate the arc-length of the cubical parabola.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 16 December 1637, Bishopsthorpe (near York), England. Died 24 August 1670, White Waltham, Berkshire, England.

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Astronomy, Origin England


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