Which famous Welsh innovators, visionaries like William Jones!
About: William Jones
A noted mathematician, published author and early naval navigator. First to use 'Pi' (1706) as a mathematical symbol.He was a friend of Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley. Father of William Jones the philologist who identified the Indo-European language group which connects many early languages (Sanskrit, Greek, Latin - even Welsh) together.
connection: Born in Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd.
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