Mathematician Martin Folkes was born today in 1690. He was a vice president of the Royal Society under Isaac Newton, and later its President. He seems to have held antiracist views, saying: ‘but we are all citizens of the world, and see different customs and tastes without dislike or prejudice, as we do different names and colours.’
The Royal Society
Mathematician Martin Folkes was born today in 1690. He was a vice president of the Royal Society under Isaac Newton, and later its President. He seems to have held antiracist views, saying: ‘but we are all citizens of the world, and see different customs and tastes without dislike or prejudice, as we do different names and colours.’
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