James Stirling (mathematician)
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- For other persons with this same name, see James Stirling.
James Stirling (April 22, 1692–December 5, 1770) was an important Scottish mathematician. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
The Stirling numbers and Stirling's formula are named after him.
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External link
- Biography (http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Stirling.html) at the MacTutor archive
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