Robert Grosseteste

1168 - 1253

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Robert Grosseteste was an English bishop who worked on geometry, optics and astronomy and made Latin translations of many Greek and Arabic scientific writings.
Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing]
List of References (9 books/articles)

Mathematicians born in the same country

Other Web sites
  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. NNDB
  3. Electronic Grosseteste
  1. Online Anglican resources
  2. The Catholic Encyclopedia
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