William Gardiner (mathematician)
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2020) |
William Gardiner (died 1752) was an English mathematician.[1] His logarithmic tables of sines and tangents (Tables of logarithms, 1742) had various reprints and saw use by scientists and other mathematicians.
Works[edit]
- A literal exposition of two prophecies cited by St. Matthew out of the Old Testament (1726), reprinted as A literal exposition of two remarkable prophecies in the Old Testament : relating to Jesus Christ the Messiah (1728)
- Practical surveying improved : or, land-measuring, according to the present most correct methods.: 1737 (erroneously given as 1773 in Worldcat), many reprints
- Tables of logarithms, for all numbers from 1 to 102100, and for the sines and tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the quadrant; as also, for the sines of the first 72 minutes to every single second; with other useful and necessary tables: 1742, reprinted many times, translated in French and Italian[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gardiner, William, -1752". National Library of the Czech Republic.
- ^ Gardiner, William (1796). Tavole logaritmiche (in Italian). Florence: Pietro Allegrini & Gioacchino Pagani.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a United Kingdom mathematician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |