Leonard Digges was a well-known English mathematician and surveyor, credited with the invention of the theodolite, and a great populariser of science through his writings in English on surveying, cartography, and military engineering. His birth date is variously suggested as c.1515 or c.1520.
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About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1515 to 1559 · aged 44
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