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John North

Born

in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, The United Kingdom

May 19, 1934

Died

October 31, 2008

Genre

History, Science, Nonfiction

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John David North, FBA (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2008) was an historian of science, whose speciality was the history of astronomy and cosmology, publishing strikingly original interpretations of Chaucer, Holbein and Richard of Wallingford as well as numerous works on archaeology, literature and art. He was appointed Librarian and Assistant Curator at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, 1968-77, and served as Professor of History of Philosophy and the Exact Sciences at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, 1977-1999.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 187 ratings · 23 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance 3.62 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stonehenge: A New Interpretation of Prehistoric Man and the Cosmos 3.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1996 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norton History of Astronomy and Cosmology (Norton History of Science) by John North, Roy Porter 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Clockmaker: Richard Of Wallingford And The Invention Of Time 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fontana History of Astronomy and Cosmology 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Measure of the Universe: A History of Modern Cosmology really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chaucer's Universe 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viewegs Geschichte der Astronomie und Kosmologie: Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Rainer Sengerling by John North, R. Sengerling (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Light of Nature: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science presented to A.C. Crombie (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, 110) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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