Joshua Childrey

Joshua Childrey (1623–1670) was an English churchman and academic, antiquary and astrologer, the archdeacon of Salisbury from 1664. He was a "country virtuoso" (in the sense used at the time, implying intellectual distinction),[1] and an avowed Baconian. He also has been considered a dilettante.[2]

  1. ^ Marie Boas Hall (20 June 2002). Promoting Experimental Learning: Experiment and the Royal Society, 1660–1727. Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-521-89265-0.
  2. ^ Michael Hunter (26 March 1981). Science and Society in Restoration England. CUP Archive. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-521-22866-4.