Person: Robins, Benjamin

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Benjamin Robins was an English engineer who wrote on Newton's mathematics and invented the ballistic pendulum.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 16 April 1706, Bath, England. Died 20 July 1751, Madras, (now Chennai) India.

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Origin England


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References

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