Science and Utopia: Thomas More's Knowledge of Renaissance Science
Thomas More had an extensive knowledge of Renaissance science and mathematics. He was a keen amateur astronomer, and at one point even gave Henry VIII lessons in astronomy. He also had a keen interest in physical geography and was familiar with the more popular Medieval authors of geographical and a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Press
[2016]
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Moreana
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| Further subjects: | B
Geography
B Science B Mathematics B Utopia B Astronomy |
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| Summary: | Thomas More had an extensive knowledge of Renaissance science and mathematics. He was a keen amateur astronomer, and at one point even gave Henry VIII lessons in astronomy. He also had a keen interest in physical geography and was familiar with the more popular Medieval authors of geographical and astronomical theory. Like More, the Utopians show a keen interest in astronomy, and in the climate, weather and tides, but repudiate astrology completely. More also took a keen interest in mathematics. Two of More's editions of Euclid still survive. The attitude to Nature in Utopia can truly be described as proto-scientific. |
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| ISSN: | 2398-4961 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/more.2016.53.1-2.6 |