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Richard of Wallingford
Richard of Wallingford measuring with a pair of compasses in this 14th-century miniature.
Born1292
Wallingford, England
Died1336
St Albans
Occupation(s)Astronomer, horologist, cleric, mathematician, astrologer

Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) was an English mathematician, astronomer, horologist, and cleric who made major contributions to astronomy and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire.

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Richard of Wallingford

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chronicler Miles of Wallingford, also known as Miles Crispin Phoebe Tyler Wallingford Richard of Wallingford (constable) Richard of Wallingford (mathematician)...

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Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time. London: Hambledon and London (2005). King, Henry "Geared to the Stars: the evolution of planetariums...

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Time

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Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time. Oxbow Books. ISBN 1-85285-451-0 Watson, E., (1979) "The St Albans Clock of Richard of Wallingford"...

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Antikythera mechanism

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the astronomical clocks of Richard of Wallingford in the 14th century. Captain Dimitrios Kontos (Δημήτριος Κοντός) and a crew of sponge divers from Symi...

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Astronomical clock

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astronomical clocks developed by the English mathematician and cleric Richard of Wallingford in St Albans during the 1330s, and by medieval Italian physician...

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Time in physics

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Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336), abbot of St. Albans Abbey, famously built a mechanical clock as an astronomical orrery about 1330. By the time of...

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Astrolabe

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display of the current position of the sun, stars, and planets. For example, Richard of Wallingford's clock (c. 1330) consisted essentially of a star map...

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Wallingford Castle

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Wallingford Castle was a major medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire (historically Berkshire), adjacent to the...

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Rectangulus

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astronomical instrument made by Richard of Wallingford around 1326. Dissatisfied with the limitations of existing astrolabes, Richard developed the rectangulus...

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Verge escapement

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description of an escapement, in Richard of Wallingford's 1327 manuscript Tractatus Horologii Astronomici on the clock he built at the Abbey of St. Albans...

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List of people from St Albans

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actor and scriptwriter, lived in St Albans 1997–2010 Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336), Abbot of St Albans Abbey, mathematician, horologist and astronomer...

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Astronomy

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number of important astronomers. Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) made major contributions to astronomy and horology, including the invention of the first...

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William of Wallingford

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and like John of Wallingford and Richard of Wallingford, moved from this cell of St Albans Abbey to the abbey itself. He was a favourite of John Stoke,...

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Middle Ages

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Calais. England fought a long civil war known as the Wars of the Roses, which ended after Richard III (r. 1483–85) died fighting at Bosworth and his opponent...

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Escapement

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description of an escapement, in Richard of Wallingford's 1327 manuscript Tractatus Horologii Astronomici on the clock he built at the Abbey of St. Albans...

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Abbot of St Albans

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(1291-1302) John de Maryns (1302–1308) Hugh of Eversden (1308–1327) Richard of Wallingford (1326–1335) Michael of Mentmore (1335–1349) Thomas de la Mare (1349–1396)...

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Epicyclic gearing

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of driving would change, thus invoking a speeding up and slowing down of the driven gear in each revolution.[citation needed] Richard of Wallingford,...

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Salisbury Cathedral clock

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Media related to Salisbury Cathedral clock at Wikimedia Commons Richard of Wallingford at nicholaswhyte.org Dating the Salisbury cathedral clock at clocknet...

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History of astrology

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William Shakespeare and John Milton. One of the earliest English astrologers to leave details of his practice was Richard Trewythian (b. 1393). His notebook...

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Astrology and astronomy

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discipline of astronomy studies observable phenomena beyond the Earth's atmosphere, the pseudoscience of astrology uses the apparent positions of celestial...

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List of astrologers

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Reichenbach Georg Joachim Rheticus Rhetorius of Egypt Richard of Wallingford Ali ibn Ridwan Lois Rodden Roger of Hereford Dane Rudhyar Cosimo Ruggeri Gunter...

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Treaty of Wallingford

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Treaty of Wallingford, also known as the Treaty of Winchester or the Treaty of Westminster, was an agreement reached in England in the summer of 1153....

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St Albans Cathedral

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shrine to St Amphibalus had also been damaged and it was remade. Richard of Wallingford, abbot from 1297 to 1336 and a mathematician and astronomer, designed...

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