Henry Briggs was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common, base 10, logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honor. The specific algorithm for long division in modern use was introduced by Briggs around 1600. He was born near Halifax in Yorkshire in 1561, entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1577, graduated in 1581 and was elected a Fellow in 1588. In 1596 he became the first professor of geometry at the newly founded Gresham College, London, where he lectured for nearly 23 years and supported the new ideas of Johannes Kepler. A committed Puritan and an influential professor in his time, he died in 1630.
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Henry Briggs (1 February 1561-26 January 1630) was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common (base 10) logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honor.
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The specific algorithm for long division in modern use was introduced by Briggs c. 1600 AD.
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