We examine some connections between logarithms and series, focussing our attention on two aspects: the use of series to define logarithms by Mengoli and the work on the expansion of (1 + ) by Nicolaus Mercator, John Wallis, and James Gregory.

Appunti di Storia dei logaritmi. V: Logaritmi e serie

ROSSO, RICCARDO
2014-01-01

Abstract

We examine some connections between logarithms and series, focussing our attention on two aspects: the use of series to define logarithms by Mengoli and the work on the expansion of (1 + ) by Nicolaus Mercator, John Wallis, and James Gregory.
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