Lawrence Rooke (also Laurence) (1622–26 June 1662) was an Englishastronomer and mathematician. He was also one of the founders of the Royal Society, although he died as it was being formally constituted.
He was unpublished in his lifetime, but left papers on longitude and the moons of Jupiter that were published posthumously. He also wrote at the Royal Society's request a set of directions for sailors, on the correct way to record meteorological and oceanographic observations on their travels. These appeared in volume 1 of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions as Directions for Sea-men, bound for far Voyages (Phil. Trans. 1665 1 140-143) doi:10.1098/rstl.1665.0066.[6]
Montes Rook, a circular mountain range on the moon, is named after Lawrence Rooke.
Notesedit
^ abC. A. Ronan, Laurence Rooke (1622–1662), Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 15, (Jul., 1960), pp. 113–118.
^"Rooke, Lawrence (RK640L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Michael McKeon, The Origins of the English Novel, 1600–1740 (2002), p. 102.
External linksedit
Galileo Project page
Hutchinson, John (1892). "Lawrence Rooke" . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 116–117.
April 14, 2024
lawrence, rooke, also, laurence, 1622, june, 1662, english, astronomer, mathematician, also, founders, royal, society, although, died, being, formally, constituted, life, edithe, born, deptford, great, nephew, through, mother, lancelot, andrewes, educated, eto. Lawrence Rooke also Laurence 1622 26 June 1662 was an English astronomer and mathematician He was also one of the founders of the Royal Society although he died as it was being formally constituted Life editHe was born in Deptford and was a great nephew through his mother of Lancelot Andrewes 1 He was educated at Eton College and King s College Cambridge where he graduated M A in 1647 2 He became a fellow commoner at Wadham College Oxford in 1650 having dropped out of academia for a period because of bad health 3 4 At Wadham he worked closely with John Wilkins and Seth Ward 1 He became Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College in 1652 and then Professor of Geometry there in 1657 an appointment in which Oliver Cromwell took an interest 3 5 He was unpublished in his lifetime but left papers on longitude and the moons of Jupiter that were published posthumously He also wrote at the Royal Society s request a set of directions for sailors on the correct way to record meteorological and oceanographic observations on their travels These appeared in volume 1 of the Royal Society s Philosophical Transactions as Directions for Sea men bound for far Voyages Phil Trans 1665 1 140 143 doi 10 1098 rstl 1665 0066 6 Montes Rook a circular mountain range on the moon is named after Lawrence Rooke Notes edit a b C A Ronan Laurence Rooke 1622 1662 Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London Vol 15 Jul 1960 pp 113 118 Rooke Lawrence RK640L A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Concise Dictionary of National Biography Andrew Pyle editor Dictionary of Seventeenth Century British Philosophers 2000 p 691 Christopher Hill God s Englishman 1972 edition pp 250 1 Michael McKeon The Origins of the English Novel 1600 1740 2002 p 102 External links editGalileo Project page Hutchinson John 1892 Lawrence Rooke Men of Kent and Kentishmen Subscription ed Canterbury Cross amp Jackman pp 116 117 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrence Rooke amp oldid 1184355159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
