ASTRONOMER

John Machin

1680 - 1751

John Machin

John Machin (bapt. c. 1686 – June 9, 1751) was a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London. He is best known for developing a quickly converging series for pi in 1706 and using it to compute pi to 100 decimal places. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Machin is the 330th most popular astronomer (down from 279th in 2019), the 2,676th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,317th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Machin ranks 330 out of 644. Before him are Edward Sabine, Takeshi Urata, George Van Biesbroeck, Brian G. Marsden, Caterina Scarpellini, and Freimut Börngen. After him are Allan Sandage, Nils Christoffer Dunér, Maria Clara Eimmart, Franz Kaiser, Beatrice Tinsley, and James Challis.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Edward Sabine
1788 - 1883
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 324
Takeshi Urata
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 325
George Van Biesbroeck
1880 - 1974
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 326
Brian G. Marsden
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 327
Caterina Scarpellini
1808 - 1873
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 328
Freimut Börngen
1930 - 2021
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 329
John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 330
Allan Sandage
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 331
Nils Christoffer Dunér
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 332
Maria Clara Eimmart
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 333
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 334
Beatrice Tinsley
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 335
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 336

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1680, John Machin ranks 14. Before him are Charles Vane, Richard Cantillon, Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia, Johann Baptist Zimmermann, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, and Emanuele d'Astorga. After him are Ephraim Chambers, Barthold Heinrich Brockes, Angelo Maria Querini, Philippe Néricault Destouches, Bulleh Shah, and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll. Among people deceased in 1751, John Machin ranks 21. Before him are Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Robert Maynard, Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle, Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen, and János Pálffy. After him are Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Henri François d'Aguesseau, George Graham, and Benjamin Robins.

Others Born in 1680

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Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 8
Richard Cantillon
ECONOMIST
1680 - 1734
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 9
Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
COMPANION
1680 - 1705
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 10
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
PAINTER
1680 - 1758
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 11
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
EXPLORER
1680 - 1767
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 12
Emanuele d'Astorga
COMPOSER
1680 - 1736
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 13
John Machin
ASTRONOMER
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 14
Ephraim Chambers
WRITER
1680 - 1740
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 15
Barthold Heinrich Brockes
WRITER
1680 - 1747
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 16
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 17
Philippe Néricault Destouches
WRITER
1680 - 1754
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 18
Bulleh Shah
WRITER
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 19
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1743
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1751

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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
WRITER
1690 - 1751
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 15
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
ARCHITECT
1689 - 1751
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 16
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 17
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1751
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 18
Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1722 - 1751
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 19
János Pálffy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1664 - 1751
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 20
John Machin
ASTRONOMER
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 21
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 22
Henri François d'Aguesseau
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1751
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 23
George Graham
INVENTOR
1673 - 1751
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 24
Benjamin Robins
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1751
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 25