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He learned mathematics in parallel to that and by working after his graduation with Gilles Personne de Roberval in Paris and with Vincenzo Viviani in Florence.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 1ex">Mathematics Subject Classification: 00—General</div> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 2.75ex">Advisor 1: <a href="id.php?id=133302">Vincenzo Viviani</a><br />Advisor 2: <a href="id.php?id=133303">Gilles Personne de Roberval</a><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Student: <br /> </p> <table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>School</th><th>Year</th><th>Descendants</th></tr><tr style="background-color: #E5E6CF;"><td><a href="id.php?id=74313">Newton, Isaac</a></td><td>University of Cambridge</td><td style="padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px">1668</td><td style="text-align: center">29137</td></tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center">According to our current on-line database, Isaac Barrow has 1 student and 29138 descendants. <br /> We welcome any additional information.</p> <p style="font-size: small; text-align: center">If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the <a href="submit-data.php?id=67643&edit=0">update form</a>. 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