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Nathaniel Torporley

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281: 258: 136:, dated 14 April 1632, by which he bequeathed to the library of Sion College all his mathematical books, astronomical instruments, notes, maps, and a brass clock. Among these books were some manuscripts: 119:
Diclides Coelometricae; seu Valuae Astronomicae universales, omnia artis totius munera Psephophoretica in sat modicis Finibus Duarum Tabularum methodo Nova, generali et facillima continentes
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R. Cecilia H. Tanner, "Nathaniel Torporley's 'congestor analyticus' and Thomas Harriot's 'de triangulis laterum rationalium'".
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He was executor of the papers of Harriot, his teacher. He worked over them, but the work that eventually appeared, the
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Directionis accuratae consummata Doctrina, Astrologis hactenus plurimum desiderata
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and acquired a knowledge of mathematics and astronomy. He was supported by
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on 14 June 1608, a living he held until 1622. He also occurs as rector of
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R. Cecilia H. Tanner, "Nathaniel Torporley and the Harriot manuscripts".
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on 8 July 1591. Entering holy orders, he was appointed rector of
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Tabula praemissilis ad Declinationes et coeli meditationes
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Symbols, Impossible Numbers, and Geometric Entanglements
74:, in 1611, though he seems to have resided chiefly at 212:. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. 8: 50:as an 'oppidan' in 1571. He matriculated at 300:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 277:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 206:"Manuscripts | LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY" 172: 87:Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland 215: 358:17th-century English Anglican priests 7: 383:People educated at Shrewsbury School 393:Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford 368:17th-century English mathematicians 363:16th-century English mathematicians 150:Corrector Analyticus Artis posthunc 14: 418:17th-century English male writers 297:Dictionary of National Biography 279: 274:Dictionary of National Biography 256: 388:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 159:(1631), was edited together by 48:Shrewsbury free grammar school 1: 413:17th-century English writers 403:16th-century English writers 210:www.lambethpalacelibrary.org 138:Congestor: Opus Mathematicum 146:Atomorum Atopia demonstrata 444: 428:Scientists from Shropshire 317:, 25 (1969), 339–49. 81:Torporley associated with 408:16th-century male writers 222:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 19:(1564–1632) was an 378:17th-century astrologers 373:16th-century astrologers 243:(1997), pp. 55–6. 157:Artis Analyticae Praxis 353:Clergy from Shropshire 46:, and was admitted to 52:Christ Church, Oxford 398:English pamphleteers 292:Torporley, Nathaniel 107:St. Alphege's Church 348:English astrologers 17:Nathaniel Torporley 237:Helena Mary Pycior 109:on 17 April 1632. 322:Annals of Science 314:Annals of Science 181:"Galileo project" 129:, in five parts. 56:Brasenose College 435: 301: 283: 282: 278: 260: 259: 244: 234: 228: 227: 221: 213: 202: 196: 195: 193: 191: 185:galileo.rice.edu 177: 134:nuncupative will 443: 442: 438: 437: 436: 434: 433: 432: 328: 327: 308: 306:Further reading 289: 280: 266: 257: 253: 248: 247: 235: 231: 214: 204: 203: 199: 189: 187: 179: 178: 174: 169: 115: 42:He was born in 40: 12: 11: 5: 441: 439: 431: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 330: 329: 326: 325: 318: 307: 304: 303: 302: 269:Bainham, James 252: 249: 246: 245: 229: 197: 171: 170: 168: 165: 114: 111: 99:François Viète 91:Gunpowder Plot 83:Thomas Harriot 64:Worcestershire 39: 36: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 440: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 335: 333: 323: 319: 316: 315: 310: 309: 305: 299: 298: 293: 287: 286:public domain 276: 275: 270: 264: 263:public domain 255: 254: 250: 242: 238: 233: 230: 225: 219: 211: 207: 201: 198: 186: 182: 176: 173: 166: 164: 162: 161:Walter Warner 158: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 130: 128: 124: 120: 117:He published 112: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 37: 35: 33: 29: 28:mathematician 25: 22: 18: 321: 312: 295: 272: 240: 232: 209: 200: 188:. Retrieved 184: 175: 156: 154: 149: 145: 141: 137: 131: 126: 122: 118: 116: 80: 76:Sion College 41: 16: 15: 343:1632 deaths 338:1564 births 190:8 September 142:Philosophia 423:Amanuenses 332:Categories 167:References 132:He left a 95:amanuensis 78:, London. 68:Liddington 44:Shropshire 32:astrologer 72:Wiltshire 24:clergyman 218:cite web 103:Fontenay 60:Salwarpe 288::  265::  251:Sources 21:English 125:; and 30:, and 113:Works 224:link 192:2019 38:Life 294:". 271:". 101:of 97:to 62:in 334:: 239:, 220:}} 216:{{ 208:. 183:. 163:. 148:, 144:, 140:, 70:, 34:. 26:, 290:" 267:" 226:) 194:.

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English
clergyman
mathematician
astrologer
Shropshire
Shrewsbury free grammar school
Christ Church, Oxford
Brasenose College
Salwarpe
Worcestershire
Liddington
Wiltshire
Sion College
Thomas Harriot
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Gunpowder Plot
amanuensis
François Viète
Fontenay
St. Alphege's Church
nuncupative will
Walter Warner
"Galileo project"
"Manuscripts | LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY"
cite web
link
Helena Mary Pycior
public domain
Bainham, James
Dictionary of National Biography

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