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John Colson

1680 - 1760

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Born

1680

Died

20 January 1760

Cambridge

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Date of election for Royal Society fellowship

11/06/1713

Occupation

Clergyman; Professor

Relationships

Son of Francis Colson, Vicar Choral of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire; unmarried

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Author of

Paper, 'A short account of negativo-affirmative arithmetick' by John Colson
Creator: John Colson Reference number: CLP/1/9
Paper, 'The construction and use of spherical mapps, or such as are delineated upon portions of a spherical surface' by John Colson
Creator: John Colson Reference number: CLP/7ii/15

John Colson

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Author of

Paper, 'A short account of negativo-affirmative arithmetick' by John Colson

Paper, 'The construction and use of spherical mapps, or such as are delineated upon portions of a spherical surface' by John Colson