Robert Recorde e-bog

First full-length biography of Robert Recorde. This will benefit general readers wanting a chronological history of his life, or those interested in learning more about him in relation to other events in the Tudor period.Two chapters devoted to Recorde's academic studies at Oxford and Cambridge. This will benefit readers interested in the life of scholars at university during the Tudor period.Describes the training and practice of a physician, of interest to readers pursuing the history of medicine in the Tudor period.Book contains numerous extracts from Recorde's own writings transcribed into Modern English. Of benefit to readers wanting to read the original texts written in Early Modern English.