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December 29, 1731
Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (born 1685)
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.
December 29
December 29 is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.