In which month and year was Isaac Barrow born?
October 1630
January 1627
November 1635
July 1629
Answer
Isaac Barrow was born in October of 1630 in London, England. He was a mathematician and theologian who is best known for his work on calculus. Barrow was a student of John Wallis and later became a professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is credited with developing the notation for the derivative and integral of a function, which is still used today.
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