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Edmund Gunter

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Edmund Gunter (1581 – 10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent. [1]

56 relations: Backstaff, Calculator, Chain (unit), Cofunction, Conversion of units, December 10, Edmund, Edmund Gunter, Edmund Wingate, Elias Allen, English units, Ezechiel de Decker, Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Gunter (disambiguation), Gunter's chain, Henry Gellibrand, History of computing hardware, History of geomagnetism, History of logarithms, History of mathematical notation, Imperial and US customary measurement systems, John Napier, Joshua Routledge, Link (unit), List of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, List of English inventions and discoveries, List of mathematicians (G), List of University of Oxford people in academic disciplines, Logarithm, Measurement, Measuring rod, Metrication in the United Kingdom, Mount Gunter, Nautical mile, Outline of trigonometry, Privy Garden of the Palace of Whitehall, Public Land Survey System, Quadrant (instrument), Rod (unit), Samuel Foster, Savilian Professor of Geometry, Scale of chords, Scientific Revolution, Slide rule, Surveying, Trigonometric functions, William Oughtred, 1580s in England, 1581, 1581 in science, ..., 1620s, 1620s in England, 1624 in science, 1626, 1626 in science, 17th century in Wales. Expand index (6 more) »

Backstaff

The backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the sun or moon.

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Calculator

An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics.

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Chain (unit)

A chain is a unit of length that measures 66 feet, 22 yards, 100 links,or 4 rods (20.1168 m).

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Cofunction

In mathematics, a function f is cofunction of a function g if f(A).

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Conversion of units

Conversion of units is the conversion between different units of measurement for the same quantity, typically through multiplicative conversion factors.

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December 10

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Edmund

Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language.

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Edmund Gunter

Edmund Gunter (1581 – 10 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent.

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Edmund Wingate

Edmund Wingate (1596–1656) was an English mathematical and legal writer, one of the first to publish in the 1620s on the principle of the slide rule, and later the author of some popular expository works.

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Elias Allen

Elias Allen (c.1588 in Tonbridge – March 1653 in London)H.

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English units

English units are the historical units of measurement used in England up to 1826 (when they were replaced by Imperial units), which evolved as a combination of the Anglo-Saxon and Roman systems of units.

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Ezechiel de Decker

Ezechiel de Decker (c. 1603-c. 1647) was a Dutch surveyor and teacher of mathematics.

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Gresham Professor of Astronomy

The Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public.

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Gunter (disambiguation)

Gunter may refer to.

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Gunter's chain

Gunter's chain or the surveyor's chain (also known as Gunter’s measurement or surveyor’s measurement) is a distance measuring device used for land survey.

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Henry Gellibrand

Henry Gellibrand (1597–1637) was an English mathematician.

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History of computing hardware

The history of computing hardware covers the developments from early simple devices to aid calculation to modern day computers.

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History of geomagnetism

The history of geomagnetism is concerned with the history of the study of Earth's magnetic field.

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History of logarithms

The history of logarithms is the story of a correspondence (in modern terms, a group isomorphism) between multiplication on the positive real numbers and addition on the real number line that was formalized in seventeenth century Europe and was widely used to simplify calculation until the advent of the digital computer.

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History of mathematical notation

The history of mathematical notation includes the commencement, progress, and cultural diffusion of mathematical symbols and the conflict of the methods of notation confronted in a notation's move to popularity or inconspicuousness.

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Imperial and US customary measurement systems

The imperial and US customary systems of measurement are two closely inter-related systems of measurement both derived from earlier English system of measurement units which can be traced back to Ancient Roman units of measurement, and Carolingian and Saxon units of measure.

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John Napier

John Napier of Merchiston (1550 – 4 April 1617); also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper. John Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the so-called "Napier's bones" and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics. Napier's birthplace, Merchiston Tower in Edinburgh, is now part of the facilities of Edinburgh Napier University. Napier died from the effects of gout at home at Merchiston Castle and his remains were buried in the kirkyard of St Giles. Following the loss of the kirkyard there to build Parliament House, he was memorialised at St Cuthbert's at the west side of Edinburgh.

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Joshua Routledge

Joshua Routledge (27 April 1773 – 8 February 1829) was an engineer and inventor of the late 18th and early 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.

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Link (unit)

The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries.

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List of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

A list of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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List of English inventions and discoveries

English inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, in England by a person from England (that is, someone born in England - including to non-English parents - or born abroad with at least one English parent and who had the majority of their education or career in England).

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List of mathematicians (G)

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List of University of Oxford people in academic disciplines

This is a list of people from the University of Oxford in academic disciplines.

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Logarithm

In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation.

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Measurement

Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events.

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Measuring rod

A measuring rod is a tool used to physically measure lengths and survey areas of various sizes.

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Metrication in the United Kingdom

Metrication in the United Kingdom, the process of introducing the metric system of measurement in place of imperial units, has made steady progress since the mid–20th century but today remains equivocal and varies by context.

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Mount Gunter

Mount Gunter is a conspicuous mountain, high, with precipitous black rock cliffs on its west side, rising at the south side of Hariot Glacier, east of Briggs Peak, on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Nautical mile

A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly.

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Outline of trigonometry

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies the relationships between the sides and the angles in triangles.

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Privy Garden of the Palace of Whitehall

The Privy Garden of the Palace of Whitehall was a large enclosed space in Westminster, London, that was originally a pleasure garden used by the late Tudor and Stuart monarchs of England.

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Public Land Survey System

The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.

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Quadrant (instrument)

A quadrant is an instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90°.

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Rod (unit)

The rod or perch or pole is a surveyor’s tool and unit of length equal to yards, 16 feet, of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.

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Samuel Foster

Samuel Foster (died 1652) was an English mathematician and astronomer.

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Savilian Professor of Geometry

The position of Savilian Professor of Geometry was established at the University of Oxford in 1619.

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Scale of chords

A scale of chords may be used to set or read an angle in the absence of a protractor.

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Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.

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Slide rule

The slide rule, also known colloquially in the United States as a slipstick, is a mechanical analog computer.

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Surveying

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

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Trigonometric functions

In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) are functions of an angle.

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William Oughtred

William Oughtred (5 March 1574 – 30 June 1660) was an English mathematician and Anglican clergyman.

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1580s in England

Events from the 1580s in England.

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1581

Year 1581 (MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar.

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1581 in science

The year 1581 in science and technology included the following notable events.

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1620s

The 1620s decade ran from January 1, 1620, to December 31, 1629.

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1620s in England

Events from the 1620s in England.

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1624 in science

The year 1624 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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1626

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1626 in science

The year 1626 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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17th century in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the century 1601 - 1700 to Wales and its people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Gunter

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