John Bainbridge

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academic astronomer human physician

John Bainbridge was a 17th-century English astronomer and physician noted for his early telescopic observations and influential astronomical writings.

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Label	Occurrences
John Bainbridge canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ⓘ astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ
academicDegree	Doctor of Medicine ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1582 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1643 ⓘ
describedBySource	Dictionary of National Biography ⓘ
educatedAt	Emmanuel College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ surface form: University of Cambridge
employer	University of Oxford ⓘ
endTime	1643 ⓘ
era	17th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork	astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ
hasInfluenced	subsequent English astronomical writing ⓘ
knownFor	astronomical treatises on comets ⓘ early telescopic observations ⓘ studies of the star Sirius ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
memberOf	University of Oxford faculty ⓘ
notableFor	integrating observational astronomy with mathematical analysis ⓘ
notableWork	An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet ⓘ Canicularia ⓘ De cometis ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Ashby-de-la-Zouch ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Oxford ⓘ
positionHeld	Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford ⓘ surface form: Savilian Professor of Astronomy
practiced	medicine ⓘ
publicationDate	1619 ⓘ 1648 ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
startTime	1619 ⓘ
studied	comets ⓘ fixed stars ⓘ planetary motions ⓘ
workLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London Oxford ⓘ

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Description of subject: John Bainbridge was a 17th-century English astronomer and physician noted for his early telescopic observations and influential astronomical writings.

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Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford → hasFirstHolder → John Bainbridge ⓘ