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John Field (astronomer), the Glossary

John Field or Feild (1520/1530–1587), was a "proto-Copernican" English astronomer.^[1]

20 relations: Anthony Wood (antiquary), Astronomy, Coat of arms, Copernican principle, Crest (heraldry), East Ardsley, England, Heraldic visitation, Kent, Lambeth Palace, London, Nicolaus Copernicus, Orrery, Prior (ecclesiastical), Science, University of Oxford, West Riding of Yorkshire, Will and testament, Woodkirk Priory, York.
16th-century English astronomers

Anthony Wood (antiquary)

Anthony Wood (17 December 1632 – 28 November 1695), who styled himself Anthony à Wood in his later writings, was an English antiquary.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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In physical cosmology, the Copernican principle states that humans, on the Earth or in the Solar System, are not privileged observers of the universe, that observations from the Earth are representative of observations from the average position in the universe.

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Crest (heraldry)

A crest is a component of a heraldic display, consisting of the device borne on top of the helm.

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East Ardsley

East Ardsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Heraldic visitation

Heraldic visitations were tours of inspection undertaken by Kings of Arms (or alternatively by heralds, or junior officers of arms, acting as their deputies) throughout England, Wales and Ireland.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.

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Orrery

An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model.

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Prior (ecclesiastical)

Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.

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Will and testament

A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution.

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