Person: Pratt, John Henry

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John Pratt worked in India as a chaplain. He published works on the shape of the earth.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 4 June 1809, St Mary Woolnoth, London, England. Died 28 December 1871, Ghazipur, 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