John Tipper
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John Tipper was an English
mathematician
and almanac
-maker, now known as the founder of The Ladies' Diary
, in which some important mathematical results were first published.
. In 1699 he was elected master of Bablake school in that city in the place of Richard Butler. In 1704 he commenced an almanac
and a serial collection of mathematical papers, under the title of The Ladies' Diary, which he continued to edit until his death. It was carried on until 1840, when it was united with the Gentleman's Diary, under the title The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary, and continued to appear until 1871. In 1710 he also founded Great Britain's Diary, which continued to be issued until 1728. Tipper was a mathematician of some ability, and to the typical contents of astrological almanacs he added mathematical problems of a difficult nature which his readers were invited to solve. Among those who exercised their ingenuity in attempting these was Thomas Simpson
, the well-known mathematician. In 1711 Tipper started Delights for the Ingenious, a monthly magazine treating of mathematical questions and enigmas, and more recreational in its character. It did not, however, survive the year. Tipper died in 1713.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and almanac
Almanac
An almanac is an annual publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, and tide tables, containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar etc...
-maker, now known as the founder of The Ladies' Diary
The Ladies' Diary
The Ladies' Diary: or, Woman's Almanack appeared annually in London from 1704 to 1841. It featured material relating to calendars etc. including sunrise and sunset times and phases of the moon, as well as important dates , and a chronology of remarkable events.The subtitle indicated its serious...
, in which some important mathematical results were first published.
Life
He was born at CoventryCoventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. In 1699 he was elected master of Bablake school in that city in the place of Richard Butler. In 1704 he commenced an almanac
Almanac
An almanac is an annual publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, and tide tables, containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar etc...
and a serial collection of mathematical papers, under the title of The Ladies' Diary, which he continued to edit until his death. It was carried on until 1840, when it was united with the Gentleman's Diary, under the title The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary, and continued to appear until 1871. In 1710 he also founded Great Britain's Diary, which continued to be issued until 1728. Tipper was a mathematician of some ability, and to the typical contents of astrological almanacs he added mathematical problems of a difficult nature which his readers were invited to solve. Among those who exercised their ingenuity in attempting these was Thomas Simpson
Thomas Simpson
Thomas Simpson FRS was a British mathematician, inventor and eponym of Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals...
, the well-known mathematician. In 1711 Tipper started Delights for the Ingenious, a monthly magazine treating of mathematical questions and enigmas, and more recreational in its character. It did not, however, survive the year. Tipper died in 1713.