EntityQ1200127· pop 5· linked from 29 articlesTom WhitesideSign in to saveBritish mathematician and historian of mathematics (1932–2008)ConnectionsUniversity of CambridgeEntitySt Catharine's CollegeEntityRosalind TannerEntityIsaac NewtonPersonRené DescartesEntitydigital object identifierEntityhistory of scienceEntityUniversity of ParisEntityBlackpoolEntityCartesian coordinate systemEntityhistory of mathematicsEntityApollonius of PergaEntitybibcodeEntitySnell's lawEntityUniversity of BristolEntityIsaac BarrowEntityPappus of AlexandriaEntityJohn WallisEntitythesisEntityWokinghamEntityCategories1932 births2008 deathsAlumni of St Catharine's College, CambridgeAlumni of the University of BristolBritish historians of mathematicsFellows of Churchill College, CambridgeFellows of the British AcademyNewton scholars