"A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia" by Thomas Harriot is a historical record from around 1590 that examines the new land of Virginia and its possibilities for English settlement. Detailing the initial exploration by Sir Richard Greinuile’s colony, the book presents an inventory of the land's resources and a look into the lives and customs of the native people. It highlights the potential wealth of the area, describing resources like silk, grains, and timber, and also explains the farming methods of the indigenous population. The book aims to encourage people to invest in and move to Virginia, highlighting the region's rich opportunities while providing a respectful look at the existing native cultures and urging recognition of their farming and harvesting techniques and their deep knowledge of the land. Harriot mixes careful observations with persuasive writing to champion the colonial expansion into the New World, and showcase both the natural resources and the native people, giving readers a picture of the land and adding to the wider understanding of the New World.
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
By Thomas Harriot
Venture into a 16th-century exploration of a new land, where fertile grounds promised wealth amidst the customs and cultivation of its native inhabitants.
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About the AuthorThomas Harriot, also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is attributed. Thomas Harriot was also recognized for his contributions in navigational techniques, working closely with John White to create advanced maps for navigation. While Harriot worked extensively on numerous papers on the subjects of astronomy, mathematics and navigation, he remains obscure because he published little of it, namely only The Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588). This book includes descriptions of English settlements and financial issues in Virginia at the time. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to the British Isles. Harriot invented binary notation and arithmetic several decades before Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, but this remained unknown until the 1920s. He was also the first person to make a drawing of the Moon through a telescope, on 5 August 1609, about four months before Galileo Galilei.
Thomas Harriot, also spelled Harriott, Hariot or Heriot, was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator to whom the theory of refraction is attributed. Thomas Harriot was also recognized for his contributions in navigational techniques, working closely with John White to create advanced maps for navigation. While Harriot worked extensively on numerous papers on the subjects of astronomy, mathematics and navigation, he remains obscure because he published little of it, namely only The Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588). This book includes descriptions of English settlements and financial issues in Virginia at the time. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to the British Isles. Harriot invented binary notation and arithmetic several decades before Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, but this remained unknown until the 1920s. He was also the first person to make a drawing of the Moon through a telescope, on 5 August 1609, about four months before Galileo Galilei.
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