Sir Jonas Moore : practical mathematics and restoration science /
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| Author / Creator: | Willmoth, Frances, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press, 1993. |
| Description: | xi, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Moore, Jonas, -- Sir, -- 1617-1679 Moore, Jonas, -- Sir, -- 1617-1679 Mathematicians -- England -- Biography. Mathematics -- England -- History -- 17th century. Science -- England -- History -- 17th century. Mathematicians. Mathematics. Science. England. Great Britain. Biography. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1503528 |
| Summary: | A life of Moore, 17th-century mathematician and scientist involved in the draining of the fens, the building of the mole at Tangier, and the foundation of the Royal Observatory.<br> <br> Sir Jonas Moore (1617-79) - practical mathematician, teacher, author, surveyor, cartographer, Ordnance Officer, courtier and patron of astronomy -had a remarkable career, and was one of the first to make a substantial fortune frommathematical practice. Dr Willmoth follows his progress to a knighthood, membership of the Royal Society, and favour at the court of Charles II; she assesses his contribution to the draining of the Great Level (under Cornelius Vermuyden) and the building of the Mole at Tangier, and records how, as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, he became a patron of the new Royal Observatory at Greenwich. Her researches illustrate the changing views of mathematics at the time, and reinforce the argument for the 17th-century `scientific revolution'.<br> FRANCES WILLMOTH is currently working on an edition of John Flamsteed's correspondence. [East Anglian] Study of the life and varied career of SirJonas Moore (1617-79) - practical mathematician, teacher, author, surveyor, cartographer, Ordnance Officer, courtier and patron of astronomy - who was involved in the draining of the Great Level in the Fens. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0851153216 ( acid-free paper) : £35 ($70.00) |
