He attended the Free Grammar School in Ashby-de-la-Zouch and then became a student at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] He returned to Ashby where he practiced as a physician for some years, kept a school and studied astronomy. Having been removed to London, he was admitted (6 November 1618) a licentiate of the college of physicians, and was noticed due to a publication concerning the comet of 1618.
He died at Oxford on 3 November 1643. He was a friend of Christopher Heydon, the writer on astrology; and also of John Greaves, his successor to both the Savilian chair and Linacre's lectures.[5]
Worksedit
He wrote An Astronomical Description of the late Comet (1619); Canicularia (1648); and translated Proclus' De Sphaera, and Ptolemy's De Planetarum Hypothesibus (1620). Several manuscript works by him exist in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.[6]
^Nichols, John (1804). The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester : Vol. 3, Part 2. Note: Nichols mistakenly says John Bainbridge's mother's name is Alice.
^Thomas Hockey, Katherine Bracher, Marvin Bolt, Virginia Trimble, Richard Jarrell, JoAnn Palmeri, Jordan D. Marché, Thomas Williams, F. Jamil Ragep. "Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers", Springer. p. 85
^David C. Lindberg, Ronald L. Numbers (1986). "God and Nature", p. 201.
^Birch, Thomas (1737). Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves. London: J. Brindley and C. Corbett. p. xii. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
^"Tercentenary of John Bainbridge". Nature. 152 (6 November 1943): 532. 1943. Bibcode:1943Natur.152Q.532.. doi:10.1038/152532a0. The papers in Trinity library came from archbishop James Ussher, possibly through John Greaves, who knew both men well. Bainbridge died intestate, and Greaves dealt with his estate (Birch, Misc. works, p. xxix)
Andrew Pyle (editor), Dictionary of Seventeenth Century British Philosophers (2000), article pp. 52–4.
January 01, 1970
john, bainbridge, astronomer, john, bainbridge, 1582, november, 1643, english, astronomer, mathematician, john, bainbridgeborn1582ashby, zouch, leicestershiredied3, november, 1643, 1643, aged, oxfordeducationfree, grammar, schoolalma, materemmanuel, college, c. John Bainbridge 1582 3 November 1643 was an English astronomer and mathematician John BainbridgeBorn1582Ashby de la Zouch LeicestershireDied3 November 1643 1643 11 03 aged 60 61 OxfordEducationFree Grammar SchoolAlma materEmmanuel College CambridgeKnown forSavilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford UniversityScientific careerFieldsAstronomyLife editBainbridge was born at Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire to Robert and Anne nee Everard Bainbridge 1 He attended the Free Grammar School in Ashby de la Zouch and then became a student at Emmanuel College Cambridge 2 He returned to Ashby where he practiced as a physician for some years kept a school and studied astronomy Having been removed to London he was admitted 6 November 1618 a licentiate of the college of physicians and was noticed due to a publication concerning the comet of 1618 In 1618 he became a member of the Puritan group of scholars known as the Gresham Circle In 1619 Sir Henry Savile Bible translator 1549 1622 elected him as the first Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University 3 Bainbridge was incorporated of Merton College and became in 1631 and 1635 respectively junior and senior reader of Linacre s lectures Bainbridge was a puritan 4 He died at Oxford on 3 November 1643 He was a friend of Christopher Heydon the writer on astrology and also of John Greaves his successor to both the Savilian chair and Linacre s lectures 5 Works editHe wrote An Astronomical Description of the late Comet 1619 Canicularia 1648 and translated Proclus De Sphaera and Ptolemy s De Planetarum Hypothesibus 1620 Several manuscript works by him exist in the Library of Trinity College Dublin 6 References edit Hockey Thomas 2009 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Springer Publishing ISBN 978 0 387 31022 0 Retrieved 22 August 2012 Nichols John 1804 The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester Vol 3 Part 2 Note Nichols mistakenly says John Bainbridge s mother s name is Alice Thomas Hockey Katherine Bracher Marvin Bolt Virginia Trimble Richard Jarrell JoAnn Palmeri Jordan D Marche Thomas Williams F Jamil Ragep Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Springer p 85 David C Lindberg Ronald L Numbers 1986 God and Nature p 201 Birch Thomas 1737 Miscellaneous works of Mr John Greaves London J Brindley and C Corbett p xii Retrieved 6 May 2011 Tercentenary of John Bainbridge Nature 152 6 November 1943 532 1943 Bibcode 1943Natur 152Q 532 doi 10 1038 152532a0 The papers in Trinity library came from archbishop James Ussher possibly through John Greaves who knew both men well Bainbridge died intestate and Greaves dealt with his estate Birch Misc works p xxix nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Bainbridge John Andrew Pyle editor Dictionary of Seventeenth Century British Philosophers 2000 article pp 52 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bainbridge astronomer amp oldid 1146195788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
