Roger Cotes was an English mathematician. Roger Cotes is known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading the second edition of his famous book "Principia" before publication. He also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton-Cotes formulas and first introduced what is known today as Euler's formula. He was the first Plumian Professor at Cambridge University from 1707 until his death. Wikipedia
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Roger matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, on 6 April 1699 as a pensioner, meaning that he did not have a scholarship and paid for his own keep in College. He graduated with a B.A. in 1702 and remained at Cambridge where he was elected to a fellow www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Cotes.html
