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Thomas Simpson

1710 - 1761
Thomas Simpson, a mathematician, made important contributions to probability and annuities. Simpson worked as a weaver in Spitalfields before gaining a post as mathematician with the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich in 1743. Thomas Simpson
 

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