Edmund Gunter, born in Hertfordshire in 1581 and dead on 10 December 1626, was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent, best remembered for inventing Gunter's chain, Gunter's quadrant and Gunter's scale. In 1620 he invented the first successful analogue device for calculating logarithmic tangents. He was mentored in mathematics by the Reverend Henry Briggs and from 1619 until his death was Gresham Professor of Astronomy. Educated at Westminster School, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1599, took orders, became a preacher in 1614, took the degree of bachelor of divinity in 1615 and became rector of St. George's Church in Southwark. Mathematics, and especially its relationship with the real world, was the one overriding interest of his life.
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Edmund Gunter (1581 – 10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.
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Edmund Gunter (1581-10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.
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Edmund Gunter (1581-10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.
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He is best remembered for his mathematical contributions, which include the invention of the Gunter's chain, the Gunter's quadrant, and the Gunter's scale.
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Edmund Gunter (1581-10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.
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Edmund Gunter (1581-10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.
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He was mentored in mathematics by Reverend Henry Briggs and eventually became a Gresham Professor of Astronomy, from 1619 until his death. == Biography == Gunter was born in Hertfordshire in 1581.
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