William Oughtred Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Oughtred, based on 1 World History Database records associated with England.

1 records1631–16311 events0 places

Chronological biography

1631

Discovery of Algebra1631

Science / Mathematics

Proposes the symbol x for multiplication

Record provenance

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