Adelard of Bath

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Dates: 1080 - 1152 (Dates are approximate. ) 

Adelard was a scholastic philosopher who studied at Tours and taught at Leon before settling in Bath. Several of his well-known shorter works deal with questions about nature in what has been considered a scientific manner; he is also known for re-introducing Euclid’s Elements to western Europe in his Latin translation. For more information, see:

• "Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelard_of_bath
• "The Catholic Encyclopedia":http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16001c.htm
• "Adelard in Bath":http://brlsi.org/adelardofbath/