William horner biography

◀▲▶History / 18th-century / Person: Horner, William George

William Horner was an English mathematician best known for his method of solving algebraic equations.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

• John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, encouraged William Horner senior to come to England and join the Methodist Society as a minister.
• Horner is largely remembered only for the method, Horner's method, of solving algebraic equations ascribed to him by Augustus De Morgan and others.
• In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Horner's method had a prominent place in English and American textbooks on algebra.
• The answer lies simply with De Morgan who gave Horner's name and method wide coverage in many articles which he wrote.
• Horner made other mathematical contributions, however, publishing a series of papers on transforming and solving algebraic equations, and he also applied similar techniques to functional equations.
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