Person: Bashforth, Francis

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Francis Bashforth was an applied mathematician who invented the Bashforth Chronograph and conducted experiments to determine air resistance. He became the leading British authority on ballistics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 8 January 1819, Thurnscoe, near Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Died 13 February 1912, Brunnen, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England.

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Origin England


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