Person: Pell, John

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John Pell was an English mathematician best known for Pell's equation which in fact he had little to do with.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1 March 1611, Southwick, Sussex, England. Died 12 December 1685, Westminster, London, England.

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Algebra, Ancient Indian, Astronomy, Geography, Origin England, Number Theory

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Github:
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non-Github:
@J-J-O'Connor
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References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

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