Brook Taylor

Brook Taylor was an English mathematician and barrister best known for several results in mathematical analysis. Taylor's most famous developments are Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, essential in the infinitesimal approach of functions in specific points.

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Who was born first?

• Brook Taylor was born 2 years after Giovanni Poleni
• Brook Taylor was born 2 years before Nicolaus I Bernoulli
• Brook Taylor was born 2 years before Robert Simson
• Brook Taylor was born 2 years after René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
• Brook Taylor was born 2 years after John Theophilus Desaguliers

Timeline

1. Giovanni PoleniAugust 23, 1683 – November 15, 1761
2. John Theophilus DesaguliersMarch 12, 1683 – February 29, 1744
3. René Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurFebruary 28, 1683 – October 17, 1757
4. Brook Taylor (this page)August 18, 1685 – December 29, 1731
5. Nicolaus I BernoulliOctober 21, 1687 – November 29, 1759
6. Robert SimsonOctober 14, 1687 – October 1, 1768

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716