Sir Jonas Moore: Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science

By Frances Willmoth

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 from mathematical 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'. FRANCES WILLMOTH is currently working on an edition of John Flamsteed's correspondence. East Anglian] Study of the life and varied career of Sir Jonas 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851153216
• ISBN13: 9780851153216
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"