Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar

The book presents a detailed scholarly biography of an early modern mathematician and natural philosopher, tracing his scientific experiments, astronomical observations, and mathematical writings alongside his role in early English ventures in Virginia. It reconstructs personal and professional networks through correspondence and rediscovered documents, examines his relationships with notable patrons and collaborators, and outlines his contributions to optics, algebra, and cometary study. The narrative weaves biographical chapters with bibliographical and documentary disquisitions, adds notices of contemporaries, and discusses recovered manuscripts and a recently found will that clarify disputed facts, while offering editorial commentary on source problems and the state of research on him.