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John Greaves

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John Greaves (1602 – 8 October 1652) was an English mathematician, astronomer and antiquarian. [1]

54 relations: Ali Qushji, Ancient Roman units of measurement, Bulldogs Hall of Fame, Chris Cutler, Christian Ludwig Mayer, Colemore, Edward Pococke, Egyptian Revival architecture in the British Isles, Egyptology, George Wither, Great Sphinx of Giza, Greaves (surname), Gresham Professor of Geometry, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, John Bainbridge (astronomer), John Greaves (disambiguation), Joseph's Granaries, Karen Mantler, Library of Sir Thomas Browne, List of coin collectors, List of mathematicians (G), Merton College, Oxford, Michel Godard, Nathaniel Brent, Nicholas Greaves, Noël Akchoté, Nurse with Wound list, October 8, Olivier Mellano, Palm (unit), Parliamentary visitation of the University of Oxford, Peter Wyche (ambassador), Pseudoscientific metrology, Pyramid inch, Pyramidology, Ralph Button, Reception of Islam in Early Modern Europe, Richard Graves (theologian), Safa Khulusi, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury), Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet, Thomas Greaves (orientalist), Tito Livio Burattini, 1600s in archaeology, 1600s in England, 1602, 1640s in archaeology, 1650s in archaeology, 1652, ..., 1652 in England, 1652 in literature, 1652 in science, 64 Spoons. Expand index (4 more) »

Ali Qushji

Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed (1403 – 16 December 1474), known as Ali Qushji (Ottoman Turkish/Persian language: علی قوشچی, kuşçu – falconer in Turkish; Latin: Ali Kushgii) was an astronomer, mathematician and physicist originally from Samarkand, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472.

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Ancient Roman units of measurement

The ancient Roman units of measurement were largely built on the Hellenic system, which in turn was built upon Egyptian and Mesopotamian influences.

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Bulldogs Hall of Fame

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are a professional rugby league club in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia.

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Chris Cutler

Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist.

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Christian Ludwig Mayer

Christian Ludwig Mayer (born March 21, 1974) is a German pianist and composer.

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Colemore

Colemore is a hamlet and former village in the Hampshire Downs about northwest of Petersfield.

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Edward Pococke

Edward Pococke (baptised 8 November 1604 – 10 September 1691) was an English Orientalist and biblical scholar.

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Egyptian Revival architecture in the British Isles

Egyptian Revival architecture in the British Isles is a survey of motifs derived from Ancient Egyptian sources occurring as an architectural style.

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Egyptology

Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek -λογία, -logia. علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD.

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George Wither

George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S. (21 June 1588 NS) – 2 May 1667 O.S. (12 May 1667 NS)) was an English poet, pamphleteer, and satirist.

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Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza (translit,, The Terrifying One; literally: Father of Dread), commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human.

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Greaves (surname)

Greaves is an English surname.

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Gresham Professor of Geometry

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

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I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face

"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.

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John Bainbridge (astronomer)

John Bainbridge (1582 – 3 November 1643) was an English astronomer and mathematician.

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John Greaves (disambiguation)

John Greaves (1602–1652) was an English mathematician and antiquary.

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Joseph's Granaries

Joseph's Granaries is a designation for the Egyptian pyramids often used by early travelers to the region.

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Karen Mantler

Karen Mantler (born 25 April 1966, New York City, New York, United States) is an American jazz musician (piano, organ, chromatic harmonica), singer and composer.

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Library of Sir Thomas Browne

The 1711 Sales Auction Catalogue of the Library of Sir Thomas Browne highlights the erudition of the physician, philosopher and encyclopedist, Sir Thomas Browne.

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List of coin collectors

The first coin collector is said to have been Augustus.

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List of mathematicians (G)

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Merton College, Oxford

Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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Michel Godard

Michel Godard (3 October 1960, Héricourt, near Belfort, France) is a French avant-garde jazz and classical musician.

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Nathaniel Brent

Sir Nathaniel Brent (c. 1573 – 6 November 1652) was an English college head.

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Nicholas Greaves

Nicholas Greaves, D.D. (1605?–1673) was an English churchman who was Dean of Dromore cathedral, County Down.

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Noël Akchoté

Noël Akchoté (born 7 December 1968) is a French guitarist mainly active in the free improvisation, classical, experimental and free jazz.

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Nurse with Wound list

The Nurse with Wound list is a list of musicians and bands that was included with Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella (1979), the first album by Nurse with Wound.

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October 8

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Olivier Mellano

Olivier Mellano (born 21 July 1971) is a French musician, composer, improvisator, writer and a guitarist who has played in more than fifty groups since the beginning of the nineties.

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Palm (unit)

The palm is an obsolete anthropic unit of length, originally based on the width of the human palm and then variously standardized.

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Parliamentary visitation of the University of Oxford

The parliamentary visitation of the University of Oxford was a political and religious purge taking place from 1647, for a number of years.

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Peter Wyche (ambassador)

Sir Peter Wyche (1593? – 1643 in Oxford) was a London merchant and English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1627–1641.

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Pseudoscientific metrology

Some approaches in the branch of historic metrology are highly speculative and can be qualified as pseudoscience.

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Pyramid inch

The pyramid inch is a unit of measure claimed by pyramidologists to have been used in ancient times.

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Pyramidology

Pyramidology (or pyramidism) refers to various religious or pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids, most often the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

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Ralph Button

Ralph Button (died 1680) was an English academic and clergyman, Gresham Professor of Geometry, canon of Christ Church, Oxford under the Commonwealth, and later a nonconformist schoolmaster.

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Reception of Islam in Early Modern Europe

There was a certain amount of cultural contact between Europe in the Renaissance to Early Modern period and the Islamic world (at the time primarily represented by the Ottoman Empire and, geographically more remote, Safavid Persia), however decreasing in intensity after medieval cultural contact in the era of the crusades and the Reconquista.

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Richard Graves (theologian)

Richard Graves (1763–1829) was a Church of Ireland cleric, theological scholar and author of Graves on the Pentateuch.

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Safa Khulusi

Safa Abdul-Aziz Khulusi (صفاء عبد العزيز خلوصي; 1917–1995) was an Iraqi historian, novelist, poet, journalist and broadcaster.

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Savilian Professor of Astronomy

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

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Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury)

Seth Ward (1617 – 6 January 1689) was an English mathematician, astronomer, and bishop.

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Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet (1608 – 11 November 1680), was an English physician.

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Thomas Greaves (orientalist)

Thomas Greaves (1612–1676) was an English orientalist, a contributor to the London Polyglot of Brian Walton.

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Tito Livio Burattini

Tito Livio Burattini (Tytus Liwiusz Burattini, 8 March 1617 – 17 November 1681) was an inventor, architect, Egyptologist, scientist, instrument-maker, traveller, engineer, and nobleman.

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1600s in archaeology

The decade of the 1600s in archaeology involved some significant events.

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1600s in England

Events from the 1600s in England.

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1602

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1640s in archaeology

The decade of the 1640s in archaeology involved some significant events.

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1650s in archaeology

The decade of the 1650s in archaeology involved some significant events.

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1652

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1652 in England

Events from the year 1652 in England.

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1652 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1652.

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1652 in science

The year 1652 in science and technology involved some significant events.

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64 Spoons

64 Spoons (also known as The Legendary 64 Spoons, or simply The Spoons) were a British rock/pop band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, who utilised strong elements of progressive rock, jazz-fusion, punk energy and performance comedy.

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References

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

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