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Thomas Blundeville (c. 1522–c. 1606) was an English humanist writer and mathematician who supported a policy of maritime expansion. He wrote practical manuals on navigation, cartographic projection, arithmetic, and astronomy, as well as learned treatises on logic, history, education, and horsemanship. Many of his earlier works were based on Italian originals.
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Alexander, A. (2022). Blundeville, Thomas. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_463
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