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John Wallis

John Wallis
English clergyman and mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus and is credited with introducing the symbol ∞ for infinity. He similarly used 1/∞ for an infinitesimal.
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Introducing Fractals: A Gra...
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3.93 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 1996
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Introducing Infinity: A Gra...
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3.72 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2012
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The Story of Mathematics
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3.77 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2008
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The Great Mathematicians: U...
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3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2011
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On a Grander Scale: The Out...
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3.64 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2002
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