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Thomas Harriot (1560-1621) was a brilliant character in the realm of Elizabethan scientific thought. After graduating from Oxford University, he was sent by Sir Walter Raleigh on the Grenville expedition to America. Drawing on his experiences, Harriot wrote A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia [Harriot, 1951]. The book was published in 1588 and was to be his only publication during his lifetime. It includes an account of the native population including their customs, much diverse information on the flora and fauna of the region, and the items found there that were potential commodities, especially tobacco. The 1590 edition includes John White's drawings of plants, animals, and indigenous people [Harriot, 2007]. Among his other contributions to science, Harriot observed and recorded Halley's Comet in 1607, his observations enabling Wilhelm Bessel to calculate its orbit in 1804. Harriot was also the first to ascertain the law of refraction later discovered by the Dutch scientist Willebrord Snell. After learning about the creation of a primitive refracting telescope by Hans Lippershey in Holland, Harriot constructed his own instrument with magnification power of

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Author

James J. Tattersall

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0315-0860)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Mathematics (Physical Sciences)