John Dee (jun 16, 1527 – mar 16, 1608)
Description:
Influencer of Rosicrucians, as well asAstronomer of Queen Elizabeth the First
Occult Philosopher
Conjured Spirits and recorded info.
1. Spirits tried to convince him that Jesus was not God and that no prayers should be made to him.
2. Claimed that sin did not exist, and that mans soul just moved from one body to another.
3. Said they would teach him the secrets of nature.
Dee was the first to apply euclidean geometry to navigation
Built the instruments for and trained the first grade navigators
Credited to coin the word Brittania, or Britain
Charted NW and NE passages in attempts to increase the wealth of England by gaining access to the New World
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Date:
jun 16, 1527
mar 16, 1608
~ 80 years