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Josph Glanville (1636 - 1680)

Clergyman and writer of natural philosophy. A correspondent of the Royal Society, his major work, Plus Ultra, or, The Progress and Advancement of Knowledge Since the Days of Aristotle (1668), is a defense of the new science espoused by the Royal Society. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Glanvill Other biography: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/10790 Other Links: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/10790 - Roles: Authority - early modern
Relevant locations: Birth place in Plymouth
Lived at or near Bath
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