John Colson

The Reverend
John Colson
FRS
John Colson by John Wollaston
Born1680
Died20 January 1760(1760-01-20) (aged 79–80)
Cambridge
NationalityBritish
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Known forSigned-digit representation
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge

John Colson FRS (1680 – 20 January 1760) was an English clergyman, mathematician, and the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University.

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