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1642-1727, natural philosopher; mathematician, English

Newton, Sir Isaac

1642 - 1727
1791-1871, mathematician; computer pioneer, England, English; British

Babbage, Charles

1791 - 1871
1815-1852, mathematician; computer pioneer, British

Lovelace, Ada

1815 - 1852
1629-1693, mathematician; astronomer; physicist, Dutch

Huygens, Christiaan

1629 - 1695
1707-1783, mathematician; physicist, Swiss

Euler, Leonhard

1707 - 1783
1802-1877, artist, mathematician; photographer, British; Welsh

Jones, Calvert Richard

1804 - 1877
1717-1783, mathematician; mechanician; physicist; philosopher; music theorist, French

D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond

1717 - 1783
1838-1922, chemist; mathematican, Scottish; British

Brown, Alexander Crum

1838 - 1922
1632-1723, architect; mathematician; astronomer, English

Wren, Sir Christopher

1632 - 1723
1849-1922, lawyer; mathematician, British

Kempe, Sir Alfred Bray

1849 - 1922
1785-1870, inventor; mathematician, French

Thomas, Charles Xavier

1785 - 1870
c. 1540-c. 1623, scientific instrument maker; engraver; mathematician, Dutch

Zeelst, Adriaan

1540 - 1623
1682-1744, natural philosopher; optical instrument maker; mathematician, British; English

Hadley, John

1682 - 1744
1765-1844, architectural writer; mathematician, Scottish; British

Nicholson, Peter

1765 - 1844
1824-1907, mathematician; physicist, Irish

Thomson, William Baron Kelvin

1824 - 1907
1527-1609, mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary, English

Dee, John

1527 - 1609
1755-1839, mathematician; engineer, French

Prony, Gaspard de

1755 - 1839
1729-1798, mathematician; cartographer, English

Donne, Benjamin

1729 - 1798
1596-1650, philosopher; mathematician, French

Descartes, René

1596 - 1650
1768-1843, mathematician; astronomer; inventor of the eidograph, Scottish; British

Wallace, William

1768 - 1843
1512-1594, cartographer; geographer; mathematician, Belgian

Mercator, Gerhard

1512 - 1594
1838-1914, astronomer; mathematician, American

Hill, George William

1838 - 1914
1775-1836, physicist; mathematician, French

Ampere, Andre-Marie

1775 - 1836
1766-1832, mathematician; natural philosopher, Scottish; British

Leslie, Sir John

1766 - 1832
1571-1630, mathematician; astronomer, German

Kepler, Johannes

1571 - 1630
1792-1871, mathematician and astronomer, English; British

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William

1792 - 1871
1608-1647, physicist; mathematician, Italian

Torricelli, Evangelista

1608 - 1647
1767-1839, scientific administrator; mathematician, British

Gilbert, Davies

1767 - 1839
1851-1934, mathematician; physicist, German-born; British

Schuster, Sir Arthur

1851 - 1934
1677-1750, mathematician; astronomer; cartographer, German

Doppelmayr, Johan Gabriel

1677 - 1750
1748-1819, mathematician; geologist, British; Scottish

Playfair, John

1748 - 1819
1877-1946, mathematician; astronomer, British; English

Jeans, Sir James Hopwood

1877 - 1946
1854-1912, physicist; mathematician, French

Poincaré, Jules Henri

1854 - 1912
1526-1576, mathematician; scientific instrument maker, German

Heiden, Christian

1526 - 1576
1845-1912, mathematician; geophysicist, British; English

Darwin, Sir George Howard

1842 - 1912
1646-1716, mathematician; philospher, German

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm

1646 - 1716
1625-1712, mathematician; astronomer, French

Cassini, Giovanni Domenico

1625 - 1712
Lewis Carroll, 1832-1898, writer; mathematician; photographer, British; English

Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge

1832 - 1898
ca. 1318-1389, mathematician; philosopher; astronomer; physician, Italian

Dondi dall'Orologio, Giovanni

1318 - 1389
1788-1867, mathematician; engineer, French

Poncelet, Jean Victor

1788 - 1867
1674-1727, physicist; scientist; mathematician, German

Leupold, Jacob

1674 - 1727
1912-1954, mathematician; computer scientist, British

Turing, Alan

1912 - 1954
1794-1855, astronomer, British

Sheepshanks, Richard

1794 - 1855
1786-1853, mathematician, physicist, astronomer & politician, French

Arago, François

1786 - 1853
1732-1811, astronomer; mathematician, English

Maskelyne, Nevil

1732 - 1811
1473-1543, mathematician; astronomer, Polish

Copernicus, Nicolaus

1473 - 1543
1564-1642, astronomer; mathematician, Italian

Galilei, Galileo

1564 - 1642
1623-1662, mathematician; religious philosopher, French

Pascal, Blaise

1623 - 1662
first baronet 1819-1903, physicist; professor of mathematics; lecturer, Irish

Stokes, Sir George Gabriel

1819 - 1903
1736-1806, mechanical engineer; mathematician, French

Coulomb, Charles Augustin

1736 - 1806