John Bainbridge

John Bainbridge (1582 – November 3, 1643) was an English astronomer.

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1582 - November 3 - 1643 - English - Astronomer

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Bainbridge was born at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leicestershire. He started as a physician and practised for some years, kept a school and studied astronomy. Having removed to London, he was admitted (November 6, 1618) a licentiate of the college of physicians, and was noticed due to a publication concerning the comet of 1618.

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch - Leicestershire - Astronomy - London - November 6 - 1618 - Comet

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Sir Henry Savile (1549-1622) then appointed him in 1610 to the Savilian chair of astronomy just founded by him at Oxford; Bainbridge was incorporated of Merton College and became, in 1631 and 1635 respectively, junior and senior reader of Linacre's lectures.

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Henry Savile - 1549 - 1622 - 1610 - Savilian chair of astronomy - Oxford - Merton College - 1631 - 1635 - Linacre

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He died at Oxford on November 3, 1643.

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Oxford - November 3 - 1643

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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.

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1619 - 1648 - Proclus - Ptolemy - 1620 - Trinity College, Dublin

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