Mathematician and astronomer. Argued that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of the universe.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Richard Sheepshanks
Astronomer. Trained as a barrister and also as a Church of England minister. But he inherited enough wealth that he instead was a practicing astronomer at Trinity College Cambridge. Publicly critic...
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James Bradley
Astronomer. Born Sherborne, Gloucestershire. Elected as the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford 1721-62, his death. In 1742 he was appointed Astronomer Royal. He is best known for two fundame...
2 memorials
Edward Westermarck
Philosopher and sociologist. Born Helsinki. Learnt English in order to read Darwin and others. Came to England in 1897 and frequently thereafter. Probably homosexual himself, he wrote on subjec...
1 memorial
Bicycle - hobby horse
From the picture source website: "The forerunner of the bicycle, the 'Hobby' or 'Dandy Horse' was invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais in France in 1817. It was introduced to England by Deni...
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George Biddell Airy
Mathematician and astronomer, as well as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics 1826-28 and the seventh Astronomer Royal 1835-81. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring th...
1 memorial
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