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Dr John Dee, Elizabethan Magician and Pioneer of Mathematics



At around the age of ten, I used to spend hours in a reference library reading everything I could consume. It was at this time that I first came upon the works of a 16th century gentleman called Dr John Dee (1527–1609).
Modern history takes a dim view of Dee and dismisses him a nutcase, due to his interest in Magic and Alchemy. However one must always place things in context. At the time of Dee science was unknown in England, as was the field of mathematics. Mathematics was not really taught in schools (just simple addition) and there were no chairs of mathematics in any English university. Dee was one of the founders of the "English School of Mathematics". He travelled to Europe, at his own expense, to study under the very few pioneers in this emerging field. He then brought this knowledge back to England and helped found a tradition that would eventually produce Isaac Newton (Dee was one of the shoulders Newton stood upon - "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants"). Dee’s work in the field of Mathematics inspired others to develop calculus, the laws of motion, the method to determine longitude, cryptography and multidimensional geometry.
Needless to say when such a mind as Dee’s delved into the supernatural the result was, well, complex. What has this to do with the Bridge of Souls? Well, I feel sorry for Dee. He was, without any doubt, a genius of the first order, who has been badly treated by history. So, I have included some of his belongings and beliefs in the story, hopefully one or two readers will be intrigued enough to research more about him after they have read Bridge of Souls.
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