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Henry Briggs (mathematician)

Henry Briggs (mathematician)
Henry Briggs, British mathematician (d. 1630)

Henry Briggs was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honour. The specific algorithm for long division in modern use was introduced by Briggs c. 1600 AD.

1 February 1561

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