Thomas Fantet de Lagny (7 November 1660 – 11 April 1734) was a French mathematician, well known for his contributions to computational mathematics, and...
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to Archimedes. Discussion of this approach goes back at least to Thomas Fantet de Lagny, FRS (compare Chronology of computation of π) in 1723, but was treated...
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deist author (16 August 1733) "One hundred and forty-four.": 42 — Thomas Fantet de Lagny, French mathematician (11 April 1734), responding to the question...
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1679) April 1 – Louis Lully, French composer (b. 1664) April 11 – Thomas Fantet de Lagny, French mathematician (b. 1660) April 25 – Johann Konrad Dippel...
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Chronology of computation of π (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Intelligencer 38(1) (2016), 6-7 Vega, Géorge (1795) [1789]. "Detérmination de la demi-circonférence d'un cercle dont le diameter est = 1, exprimée en 140...
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calculating method an error on the 113th place from the estimation of Thomas Fantet de Lagny (1660–1734) from 1719 of 127 places. Vega retained his record 52 years...
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(?1677–1761) John Hollier (c. 1687–c. 1722) Antoine de Jussieu (1686–1758) Thomas Fantet de Lagny (1660–?1734) Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Isell...
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1730s (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
1679) April 1 – Louis Lully, French composer (b. 1664) April 11 – Thomas Fantet de Lagny, French mathematician (b. 1660) April 25 – Johann Konrad Dippel...
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1982 David Lambert Lack 15 March 1951 16 July 1910 – 12 March 1973 Thomas Fantet de Lagny 1 December 1718 7 November 1660 – ? 12 April 1734 Joseph Louis Lagrange...
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