Henry Briggs
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Which mathematician changed the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common (base 10) logarithms?

  • Thomas Linacre
  • Edward Wright
  • Henry Briggs (correct)
  • John Napier
  • Where was Henry Briggs born?

  • Halifax
  • Yorkshire
  • Sowerby Bridge
  • Daisy Bank (correct)
  • In what year was the specific algorithm for long division introduced by Briggs?

  • 1600 (correct)
  • 1630
  • 1588
  • 1561
  • What subject did Briggs become the first professor of in the recently founded Gresham?

    <p>Geometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lecture did Briggs become the reader of in 1592?

    <p>Physical lecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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