The Natural History of Wiltshire

by John Aubrey

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218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1969

About the author

Brief Lives , published posthumously, of English antiquarian John Aubrey contains character sketches of notable thinkers and writers of 17th century.

People perhaps best know John Aubrey, fellow of royal society and a natural philosopher, as the author of his collection of short biographical pieces. This pioneer archaeologist for the first time often recorded numerous megalithic and other field monuments in south and particularly discovered the Avebury henge. He observed the holes at Stonehenge despite considerable doubt whether they currently bear his name. He, also a pioneer folklorist, collected together a miscellany of material on customs, traditions and beliefs under the title Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme . He set to compile county histories of Wiltshire and Surrey but finished neither project. His Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum , also unfinished, first attempted to compile a full-length study of placenames. Applied mathematics and astronomy widely interested him, friend with many of the greatest scientists of the day.