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Thomas Harriot

1560 - 1621

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Thomas Harriot (; c. 1560 – 2 July 1621), 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 of astronomy, mathematics and navigation, he remains obscure because he published little of it, namely only The Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588). This book includes descriptions of English settlements and financial issues in Virginia at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Harriot is the 89th most popular mathematician (up from 104th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 458th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Mathematician.

Thomas Harriot is most famous for his contributions to the study of optics and astronomy.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Thomas Harriot ranks 89 out of 1,004. Before him are Alfred North Whitehead, Bonaventura Cavalieri, Simon Stevin, Herbert A. Hauptman, Alexander Grothendieck, and John Couch Adams. After him are Stefan Banach, Christian Goldbach, Jim Simons, Leopold Kronecker, Frank P. Ramsey, and Joan Clarke.

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Among people born in 1560, Thomas Harriot ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth Báthory, and Annibale Carracci. After him are Jacobus Arminius, Gaspard Bauhin, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Thomas Cavendish, Anton Praetorius, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Juan Sánchez Cotán, and Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. Among people deceased in 1621, Thomas Harriot ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paul V, Philip III of Spain, and Robert Bellarmine. After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Şehzade Mehmed, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, and Cristofano Allori.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Harriot ranks 436 out of 8,785. Before him are William Stuart-Houston (1911), John Couch Adams (1819), John Deacon (1951), Roger Williams (1603), Morrissey (1959), and David Suchet (1946). After him are Halford Mackinder (1861), John Ruskin (1819), John Buchan (1875), Arnold Bennett (1867), John Everett Millais (1829), and Alexander Mackenzie (1822).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Harriot ranks 7. Before him are Ada Lovelace (1815), Bertrand Russell (1872), John Napier (1550), George Boole (1815), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), and John Couch Adams (1819). After him are Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Joan Clarke (1917), John Wallis (1616), George Green (1793), William Oughtred (1574), and Isaac Barrow (1631).

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