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Richard of Wallingford

Type Figure Region England Time 1292–1336 Also known as Wallingford's Richard

Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) was an English mathematician, astronomer, and abbot of St Albans, trained at Oxford, author of astronomical tables…

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  1. 1292–1326Oxford · OxfordshireWallingford was born in Wallingford, Bedfordshire, and later studied mathematics and astronomy at Merton College, Oxford, joining the Benedictines and pursuing trigonometry and celestial observation within the monastic scholarly environment.
  2. 1327–1336St Albans · HertfordshireAfter becoming abbot of St Albans monastery in 1327, Wallingford compiled astronomical tables, wrote mathematical works such as the Quadrilaterus, and designed a large astronomical clock that mechanically displayed the motions of the sun and moon, tides, and the ecclesiastical calendar, representing one of the peaks of precision mechanical knowledge in medieval Europe.

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