John Machin

John Machin (bapt. c. 1686 – June 9, 1751) was a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London. He is best known for developing a quickly converging series for Pi in 1706 and using it to compute Pi to 100 decimal places.

John Machin

John Machin (bapt. c. 1686 – June 9, 1751) was a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London. He is best known for developing a quickly converging series for Pi in 1706 and using it to compute Pi to 100 decimal places.