Astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. 190 BC – c. 120 BC. Founder of trigonometry. Possibly invented the armillary sphere, which we've discovered is occasionally used as a memorial, e.g. D'Oyly Carte.
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Sir Andrew Ramsay
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John Desmond Bernal, MA, FRS.
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Oriolet Hospital and Convalescent Home
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Simon Hughes
Politician. Born Simon Henry Ward Hughes. Elected as M.P. for Bermondsey in 1983.
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