Robert Recorde - Tudor Scholar and Mathematician (Paperback)

This enthralling biography tells the complete story of one of Tudor England's most enigmatic figures. A Welshman born in Tenby, south Wales, c.1512, Robert Recorde was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge. This book, a detailed biography of this Tudor scholar, reviews the many facets of his astonishingly wide-ranging career and ultimately tragic life. It presents a richly detailed and fully rounded picture of Recorde the man, the university academic and theologian, the physician, the mathematician and astronomer, the antiquarian, and the writer of hugely successful textbooks. Crown appointments brought Recorde into conflict with the scheming Earl of Pembroke, and eventually set him at odds with Queen Mary I. As an intellectual out of his depth in political intrigue, beset by religious turmoil, Recorde eventually succumbed to the dangers that closed inexorably around him.

General

Imprint:	University Of Wales Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Scientists of Wales
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Gordon Roberts
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-78316-854-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-78316-854-4
Barcode:	9781783168545

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