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Edmund Gunter, was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent. 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. In 1620, he invented the first successful analogue device which he developed to calculate logarithmic tangents.
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science · English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer · mathematician · university teacher · astronomer · Anglican priest · also Edmund Gunter, Gunter
Born 1 January 1581 · Died 10 December 1626 · Q726699
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Published “Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation” in APL Materials — cited 12,361 times.
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Published “Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults” in The Lancet — cited 5,601 times.
Published “Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation” in APL Materials — cited 12,361 times.
Published “Python Materials Genomics (pymatgen): A robust, open-source python library for materials analysis” in Computational Materials Science — cited 4,109 times.
Died 1626-12-10.
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Studied at Christ Church (1600–1615).
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Studied at Westminster School (1600).
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Born 1581-01-01.
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