The Conversation: The scientific genius who eschewed fame: remembering Thomas Harriot, 400 years on
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Thomas Harriot
Thomas Harriot, also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is attributed. Thomas Harriot was also recognized for his contributions in navigational techniques, working closely with John White to create advanced maps for navigation. While Harriot worked extensively on numerous papers on the subjects…
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science · English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator · mathematician · explorer · astronomer · astrologer · writer · linguist · cartographer · also Thomas Harriot, Thomas Hariot, Harriot
Born 1 January 1560 · Died 2 July 1621 · Q315402
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2019· 2 entries
Wall Street Journal: ‘Thomas Harriot’ Review: A Genius in Eclipse
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Post and Courier: Review: Mathematician Thomas Harriot's reputation resurrected in new biography
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2018· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly: Thomas Harriot: A Life in Science
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2009· 1 entry
Science Daily: Thomas Harriot: A Telescopic Astronomer Before Galileo
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1876· 1 entry
By Henry Stevens of Vermont but not published until 1900 fourteen years after his death
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1621· 1 entry
Died 1621-07-02.
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1580· 2 entries
Studied at University of Oxford (1577–1580).
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Studied at St Mary Hall (1577–1580).
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1560· 1 entry
Born 1560-01-01.
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