Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
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In 1838 De Morgan defined and introduced the term 'mathematical induction' putting a process that had been used without clarity on a rigorous basis.
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Mathematicians born in the same country
Additional Material in MacTutor
- Errors of the Royal Society
- De Morgan and the Royal Astronomical Society
- A comment from Thomas Hirst's diary
- Obituary: The Times
| Honours awarded to Augustus De Morgan (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| London Maths Society President | 1865 - 1866 |
| Lunar features | Crater De Morgan |
Other Web sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
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