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John Greaves was born about 1602 in Colemore, near Alresford, Hampshire, United Kingdom. He was the eldest son of John Greaves, rector of Cole- more, near Alresford in Hampshire.
(A discourse of the Roman foot, and Denarius from whence, ...)
A discourse of the Roman foot, and Denarius from whence, as from two principles, the measures, and weights, used by the ancients, may be deduced. This book, "A discourse of the Roman foot and Denarius", by John Greaves, is a replication of a book originally published before 1647. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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John Greaves was born about 1602 in Colemore, near Alresford, Hampshire, United Kingdom. He was the eldest son of John Greaves, rector of Cole- more, near Alresford in Hampshire.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford between 1617–1621, gaining a B. A. degree. Then he studied at University of Leyden and in 1635 he enrolled at the University of Padua.
In 1630 was chosen professor of geometry in Gresham College, London. After travelling in Europe, he visited the East in 1637, where he collected a considerable number of Arabic, Persian and Greek manuscripts, and made a more accurate survey of the pyramids of Egypt than any traveller who had preceded him. On his return to Europe he visited a second time several parts of Italy, and during his stay at Rome instituted inquiries into the ancient weights and measures. In 1643 he was appointed to the Savilian professorship of astronomy at Oxford, but he was deprived of his Gresham professorship for having neglected its duties. In 1645 he essayed a reformation of the calendar, but his plan was not adopted. In 1648 he lost both his fellowship and his Savilian chair on account of his adherence to the royalist party. But his private fortune more than sufficed for all his wants till his death.
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(A discourse of the Roman foot, and Denarius from whence, ...)