Biography of thomas bradwardine
Thomas Bradwardine (c.
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Thomas Bradwardine
Philosopher and mathematician Date of Birth: Country: Great Britain |
Content:
- Thomas Bradwardine: Archbishop, Philosopher, and Mathematician
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- "De Geometria Speculativa"
- "De Proportionibus Velocitatum in Motibus"
- "Tractatus de Continuo"
- Other Works
- - "On Theoretical Arithmetic" (De arithmetica speculativa)
Thomas Bradwardine: Archbishop, Philosopher, and Mathematician
Early Life and StudiesThomas Bradwardine (c.
) was a renowned philosopher, mathematician, and mechanic. He became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in , where he emerged as a prominent member of the Oxford Calculators, a group of scholars dedicated to mathematical inquiry.
Archbishop of Canterbury
In , Bradwardine was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
However, his tenure was tragically short-lived. Later that same year, he succumbed to the Black Plague.
"De Geometria Speculativa"
Bradwardine's treatise "On Theoretical Geometry" (De geometria s