Thomas Harriot and His World: Mathematics, Exploration, and Natural Philosophy in Early Modern England

This second volume of papers on Thomas Harriot edited by Professor Robert Fox is based on the annual Harriot lectures delivered at Oriel College, Oxford between 2000 and 2009. It complements the previous volume, published as Thomas Harriot: An Elizabethan Man of Science in 2000. The focus in several of the papers is on Harriot's outstanding achievements as a mathematician; others consider why he has never received the recognition accorded to his great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138110140
• ISBN13: 9781138110144
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"