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James Stirling — may refer to:*James Stirling (1692 ndash;1770), mathematician *Admiral Sir James Stirling (1791 ndash;1865), Governor of Western Australia *James Hutchison Stirling (1820 ndash;1909), Scottish philosopher *James Stirling (1835 ndash;1931),… … Wikipedia
Stirling (disambiguation) — Stirling is a city in Scotland (formerly the Royal Burgh of Stirling). It also refers to several places related to this city:* Stirling (council area) * Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) *… … Wikipedia
stirling's formula — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after James Stirling died 1770 Scottish mathematician : a formula giving the approximate value of the factorial of any very large number * * * /sterr lingz/, Math. a relation that approximates the… … Useful english dictionary
Stirling's formula — noun Etymology: James Stirling died 1770 Scottish mathematician Date: 1908 a formula √2πn] nn e n that approximates the value of the factorial of a very large number n … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stirling's formula — /sterr lingz/, Math. a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as (n/e)n(2.pi.n)1/2. [1925 30; after James Stirling (d. 1770), Scottish mathematician] * * * … Universalium
Stirling's formula — /stɜlɪŋz ˈfɔmjələ/ (say sterlingz fawmyuhluh) noun a formula giving the approximate value of the factorial of a large number. {named after James Stirling, 1692–1770, Scottish mathematician} …
Stirling, James — ▪ British mathematician born 1692, Garden, Stirling, Scotland died December 5, 1770, Edinburgh Scottish mathematician who contributed important advances to the theory of infinite series and infinitesimal calculus. No absolutely… … Universalium
Matthew Stewart (mathematician) — Matthew Stewart FRS FRSE (c.1717/1719[1] – 23 January, 1785) was a Scottish mathematician and minister of religion. He was born in Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, died at Catrine, Ayrshire, and is interred at Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.… … Wikipedia
List of Scottish scientists — This article is part of the List of Scots series List of Scottish scientists is a list of Scottish scientists.*Thomas Addis (1881–1949), physician, pioneer in nephrology *William Aiton (1731–1793), botanist *Alexander Anderson (mathematician) (c … Wikipedia
1690s in Scotland — Events from the 1690s in the Kingdom of Scotland.Events1690 * 30 April–1 May The Jacobite rising of Vicount Dundee ends in defeat at the Battle of Cromdale.cite web|url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/timeline/to1700.html|title=Un… … Wikipedia
