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    Michael Scot (Latin: Michael Scotus; 1175 – c. 1232) was a Scottish mathematician and scholar in the Middle Ages. He was educated at Oxford and Paris,...
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  • Michael Scott, Michael Scot, or Mike Scott may refer to: Michael Scot (1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American...
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  • by Frederick II. Under this royal patronage, and in association with Michael Scot, Anatoli made Arabic learning accessible to Western readers. Among his...
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  • century), English pirate Michael Scot (c. 1175 – 1232), Scottish astrologer Reginald Scot (c. 1538 – 1599), English author Robert Scot (1744–1823), American...
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    in the Liber Luminis luminum, a Latin treatise usually attributed to Michael Scot (died before 1236) but perhaps translated by him from the Arabic. One...
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    medieval literature credits the invention of the cervellière to astrologer Michael Scot c. 1233, though this is not seriously entertained by most historians...
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    and his court was host to many astrologers and astronomers, including Michael Scot and Guido Bonatti. He often sent letters to the leading scholars of the...
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    Michael Sendivogius (/ˌsɛndɪˈvoʊdʒiəs/; Polish: Michał Sędziwój; 2 February 1566 – 1636) was a Polish alchemist, philosopher, and medical doctor. A pioneer...
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    this version are known. A revised version of Liber Abaci, dedicated to Michael Scot, appeared in 1227 CE. There are at least nineteen manuscripts extant...
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    a symbol for mercury. An engraving of a woman holding an ouroboros in Michael Ranft's 1734 treatise on vampires Transylvanian Thaler of Gabriel Bethlen...
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  • Arabic version was the source for the Latin translation De Animalibus by Michael Scot in Toledo before 1217. Several complete manuscript versions exist in...
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  • with whom she would have a lifelong friendship. Under the pseudonym Michael Scot, she wrote Three Tales of the Times, a book about life in Ireland under...
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    across Christian Europe (according to "De Alchimia" in 3 manuscripts of Michael Scot, 1180–1236) was "found in Spain in Aragon in a certain mountain near...
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    the elixir. These include Nicolas Flamel and St. Germain. A work by Michael Scot speaks of gold as an elixir of life. In the 8th century AD Man'yōshū...
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    translated into Latin, along with Ibn Rushd (Averroes)'s commentary on it, by Michael Scot in the early 13th century. English translations were made by Richard...
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    Physiognomy) is a work by the Scottish mathematician, philosopher, and scholar Michael Scot concerning physiognomy; the work is also the final book of a trilogy...
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    contracted alchemists. John's son Arthur Dee worked as a court physician to Michael I of Russia and Charles I of England but also compiled the alchemical book...
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    across Christian Europe (according to "De Alchimia" in 3 manuscripts of Michael Scot, 1180–1236) was "found in Spain in Aragonia in a certain mountain near...
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  • century), a Scottish paladin of Charlemagne, see Ruspoli family Michael Scot (Latin: Michael Scotus; 1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and scholar Sedulius Scottus...
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    these references may ultimately be due to the 13th century Scotsman Michael Scot, but refer to a horse and not a unicorn, and its position does not quite...
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    Scots is an Anglic language variety in the West Germanic language family, spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster in the north of Ireland (where the local...
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  • Michael Scot, an immortal alchemist and wizard, for stealing his magical codex, the Book of Forbidden Knowledge. In the series' backstory, Michael Scot...
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    Michael Maier (Latin: Michael Maierus; 1568–1622) was a German physician and counsellor to Rudolf II Habsburg. He was a learned alchemist, epigramist...
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    authorities to note the similarities between Hilton and the suspect. Michael Scot Louis, 27, a South Daytona resident, went missing on November 21, 2007...
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    it were to stele". Physiognomy's validity was once widely accepted. Michael Scot, a court scholar for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, wrote Liber physiognomiae...
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  • needed] In the fantasy novel Lord of Middle Air by Michael Scott Rohan, the character of wizard Michael Scot reveals that he dared to train at the Scholomance...
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    Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542...
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  • collective name for a trilogy of books written by Scottish mathematician Michael Scot in the early 13th century. The trilogy concerns the art of divination...
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  • Pseudo-Solomon – Anonymous author(s) of works falsely attributed to Solomon Michael Scot – Scottish mathematician and scholar (1175–c.1232) People professionally...
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  • Dane Rudhyar Cosimo Ruggeri Gunter Sachs JoJo Savard Johannes Schöner Michael Scot Sepharial Shi Shen Ebenezer Sibly Gautama Siddha Gironima Spana Karl...
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