Thomas Harriot

Thomas Harriot, also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is attributed.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas Harriot and Thomas Cavendish were born the same year
• Thomas Harriot was born 2 years before Bento de Góis
• Thomas Harriot was born 2 years after Olivier van Noort
• Thomas Harriot was born 4 years before William Adams
• Thomas Harriot was born 4 years before Pedro Páez

Timeline

1. Olivier van Noort1558 – February 22, 1627
2. Thomas CavendishSeptember 19, 1560 – May 1592
3. Thomas Harriot (this page)circa 1560 – July 2, 1621
4. Bento de Góis1562 – April 11, 1607
5. Pedro Páezcirca 1564 – May 20, 1622
6. William AdamsSeptember 24, 1564 – May 16, 1620

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