Download or read book Sir Jonas Moore written by Frances Willmoth and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1993 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life of Moore, 17th-century mathematician and scientist involved in the draining of the fens, the building of the mole at Tangier, and the foundation of the Royal Observatory.

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