Abraham Sharp

Abraham Sharp

Abraham Sharp (1651–1742) was a schoolmaster of Liverpool, and subsequent bookkeeper in London, whose wide knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, etc., attracted John Flamsteed, by whom he was invited in 1688 to enter the Greenwich Royal Observatory, where he did notable work, improving instruments, and showing great skill as a calculator; published "Geometry Improved," logarithmic tables, etc.

The Sharp crater on the Moon is named after him.

External links

* [http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/sharp.html Abraham Sharp's Polyhedra]


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