James Stirling (mathematician)
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James Stirling (11 May[4] O.S. 1692,[5][6] Garden, Stirlingshire – 5 December 1770, Edinburgh) was a Scottish mathematician. He was nicknamed "The Venetian".
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Born | 11 May[1] O.S. 1692[2][3] Garden, Stirlingshire |
Died | 5 December 1770 (aged 78) |
Resting place | Greyfriars Kirkyard |
Nationality | Scottish |
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The Stirling numbers, Stirling permutations, and Stirling's approximation are named after him. He also proved the correctness of Isaac Newton's classification of cubic plane curves.[7]