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William Batecumbe or Badecumbe (fl. 1348) was an English mathematician and astrologer.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Alfonsine tables, Astrology, Floruit, John Bale, John Dee, Magdalen College, Oxford, Mathematician, Robert Recorde, University of Oxford.

  2. 14th-century English mathematicians
  3. 14th-century astrologers

Alfonsine tables

The Alfonsine Tables (Tablas Alfonsíes, Tabulae Alphonsinae), sometimes spelled Alphonsine Tables, provided data for computing the position of the Sun, Moon and planets relative to the fixed stars.

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Astrology

Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects.

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Floruit

Floruit (abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active.

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John Bale

John Bale (21 November 1495 – November 1563) was an English churchman, historian and controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland.

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John Dee

John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist.

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Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford.

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Mathematician

A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.

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Robert Recorde

Robert Recorde was a Welsh physician and mathematician.

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University of Oxford

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

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See also

14th-century English mathematicians

14th-century astrologers

References

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

Also known as Badecumbe, Batecumbe, Batecumbe, William, William Badecumbe.