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Joost Bürgi
Joost Bürgi (February 28 1552 - January 31 1632) was a Swiss clockmaker and mathematician. He is sometimes regarded as the inventor of the logarithm, although credit often goes to John Napier instead.
Bürgi was born in Lichtensteig , Switzerland and died in Kassel, Hesse-Kassel (now part of Germany).
The lunar crater Byrgius is named in his honor.
Categories: 1552 births | 1632 deaths | Swiss mathematicians | 16th century mathematicians | 17th century mathematicians
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