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Thomas Harriot (/ ˈ h ær i ə t /; [2] c. 1560 – 2 July 1621), also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is attributed.
The English privateer Sir Francis Drake, returning from his circumnavigation, or Sir Walter Raleigh's employee Thomas Harriot, [27] are commonly credited with introducing potatoes into England.
The School of Night is a modern name for a group of men centred on Sir Walter Raleigh that was once referred to in 1592 as the "School of Atheism".The group supposedly included poets and scientists Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman, Matthew Roydon and Thomas Harriot.
1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup (or cream of fill-in-the-blank soup of your choice) 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Yields: 6 servings. Prep Time: 15 mins. Total Time: 1 hour. Ingredients. 6. slices bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces. 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil. 1. large yellow onion ...
Roydon fell in with Marlowe, and he, Thomas Harriot, and William Warner are mentioned among those companions of the dramatist who shared his freethinking. [1] Christopher Hill has suggested that Roydon may have been the author of Willobie His Avisa (1594), published by Henry Willobie (quite possibly pseudonymous but unidentified).
1. In a soup pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the bacon and cook over moderately high heat until crisp, 5 minutes. Add the onion and leek and cook over low heat until softened, 10 minutes.
Thomas Harriot, who translated and learned the Algonkin language from Wanchese and Manteo. Wanchese was among the first Native Americans to travel to England. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh had dispatched the first of a number of expeditions to Roanoke island to explore and eventually colonize the New World.