Walter Warner (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Warner (1563-1643) was an English mathematician and scientist.He was born in Leicestershire and educated at Merton College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1578.At the end of the sixteenth century he belonged to the circle round Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, the 'Wizard Earl'. The Earl's 'three magi' were Warner, Thomas Harriot and Robert Hues. Percy paid Warner a retainer to help him with alchemical experiments ( 20 per annum in 1595, rising to 40 in 1607). He also belonged to the overlapping group around Sir Walter Ralegh. At this time he was mainly known for chemical and medical interests. It has been argued by Jean Jacquot that this group of experimental researchers, sponsored by Percy and Ralegh, represents the transitional moment from the still-magical theories of Giordano Bruno to real science.