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16th-century astrologers

  • John DeeJohn Dee was born in the Tower Ward of London on the 13th of July 1527. His father Rowland Dee served as a mercer and courtier to Henry VIII.
  • Abraham ZacutoAbraham Zacuto entered the world on the 12th of August 1452 within the stone walls of Salamanca, Castile. He studied astronomy at the University of Salamanca…
  • Thomas HarriotThomas Harriot was born in 1560 within the city of Oxford. He entered St Mary Hall, a college at Oxford University, and his name appeared in the hall's…