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      • Thomas Simpson FRS (20 August 1710 – 14 May 1761) was a British mathematician and inventor known for the eponymous Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals.
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  2. Thomas Simpson FRS (20 August 1710 – 14 May 1761) was a British mathematician and inventor known for the eponymous Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals.

  3. Thomas Simpson was an English mathematician who is best remembered for his work on interpolation and numerical methods of integration.

  4. Thomas Simpson (2 July 1808 – 14 June 1840) was a Scottish Arctic explorer, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and cousin of Company Governor Sir George Simpson. He helped chart the northern coasts of Canada.

  5. Overview. Thomas Simpson. (1710—1761) mathematician. Quick Reference. (1710–61) Thomas Simpson was born, on 20 August 1710, and died, on 14 May 1761, at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. He was buried at Sutton Cheynell in Leicestershire. The son of ... From: Simpson, Thomas in The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy »

  6. Thomas Simpson. 1710-1761. English mathematician best known for his work on the numerical integration of equations and mathematical interpolation. Simpson also made significant contributions to probability theory, including work that showed the arithmetic mean of a number of observations is more appropriate than the results of a single ...

  7. Thomas Simpson was an English mathematician known for his contributions to numerical methods, particularly the Simpson's Rule, which provides a way to approximate the integral of a function.

  8. The last member of the English school whom I need mention here is Thomas Simpson, who was born in Leicestershire on August 20, 1710, and died on May 14, 1761. His father was a weaver and he owed his education to his own efforts.

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