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Martin Folkes
1690Oct, 29

Martin Folkes

Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1754)
Martin Folkes PRS FRS (29 October 1690 – 28 June 1754), was an English antiquary, numismatist, mathematician, and astronomer.

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