Nuneaton, Warwickshire

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Thomas Simpson moved to Nuneaton, in the 1720s and married his landlady, a widow, in 1730. Apparently he dabbled in astrology and had to flee to Derby when a girl had a fit while being exorcised. He moved to London in 1736. [1]


References (show)

  1. Anon. Thomas Simpson. Mathematics Review 1:2 (Nov 1990) 28-29.

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