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Blagrave, John

Record IDcnp00139709

URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00139709

Biographical Data1558 - 1611

Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Engl. Mathematiker, Instrumentenbauer und Astronom

More Information

Further Biographical Data1558-1611. Geburtsjahr ca.

ActivityPersonen zu Astronomie, Weltraumforschung (20p) (sswd)

Personen zu Mathematik (28p) (sswd)

Personen zu Technik (ohne Architektur, Bautechnik) (31.16p) (sswd)

Astronom (gnd)

Mathematiker (gnd)

Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)

Großbritannien

Names

HeadingBlagrave, John
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany

Sources

Found inLoC-NA

Imprint SourcesAn apollogie, confirmation and addition to the Uranicall astrolabe. - [1597?]

Astrolabium uranicum generale. - 1596

Astrolabium uranicum generale. - 1972

Baculum familiare catholicon et generale, a booke of the making p.. - 1690

Baculum familiare. - 1590

Baculum familliare, Catholicon sive generale. - 1970

Nova orbis terrarum descriptio. - 1596

The art of dyalling in two parts. - 1608

The art of dyalling in two parts. - 1968

The mathematical iewel. - 1971

Drawing of the funerary monument to John Blagrave in St Laurence's Church, Reading. The funerary monument was carried out by Gerard Christmas, the author of this drawing is unknown. Blagrave is depicted surrounded by allegorical mathematical figures, with five women each holding the five platonic solids and Blagrave (in the center) depicted holding a globe and a quadrant.
[Gerard Christmas / https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/record-details/?TitInventoryNo=55263 -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John blagrave monument drawing.jpg]