Bibliography Thomas Simpson (1757)
Taukah anda??? Tahun 1757, Thomas Simpson menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat suatu distribusi yang berlanjut (continues distribution) dari suatu variabel dalam suatu frekuensi yang banyak. Untuk penjelasan lebih lanjut, baca artikel berikut: Simpson was born in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire . The son of a weaver, Simpson taught himself mathematics, then turned to astrology after seeing a solar eclipse . He also dabbled in divination and caused fits in a girl after 'raising a devil' from her. After this incident, he and his wife had to flee to Derby . They later moved to London . From 1743, he taught mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich . Apparently, the method that became known as Simpson's rule was well known and used earlier by Bonaventura Cavalieri (a student of Galileo) in 1639, later rediscovered by James Gregory (who Simpson succeeded as Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews ) and was only attributed to Simpson. Th...