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James Stirling
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James Stirling (1692–1770) was a Scottish mathematician. The Stirling numbers and Stirling’s approximation are named after him. He also proved the correctness of Isaac Newton’s classification of cubics.
External links
- O’Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., “James Stirling”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.