Long division
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In arithmetic, long division is a standard division algorithm suitable for dividing multi-digit numbers that is simple enough to perform by hand. It breaks down a division problem into a series of eas
An example of long division performed without a calculator.
Henry Briggs (mathematician)
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Henry Briggs was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honor. T
Long division
…became more practical with the introduction of decimal notation for fractions by Pitiscus (1608). The specific algorithm in modern use was introduced by Henry Briggs c. 1600. Inexpensive calculators and computers have become the most common tools for performing division in educational and professional contexts…
Henry Briggs
A page from Henry Briggs' 1617 Logarithmorum Chilias Prima showing the base-10 (common) logarithm of the integers 0 to 67 to fourteen decimal places.
Canon logarithmorum
Moon crater named after Briggs