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John Michell (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ əl /; 25 December 1724 – 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights into a wide range of scientific fields including astronomy, geology, optics, and gravitation.
John Michell (born 1724, Nottinghamshire, England—died April 21, 1793, Thornhill, Yorkshire) was a British geologist and astronomer who is considered one of the fathers of seismology, the science of earthquakes.
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4 days ago · Almost 200 years before scientists accepted black holes exist, a British clergyman called John Michell published some surprisingly prescient ideas about these strange cosmic objects. Why isn't...
John Frederick Carden Michell (9 February 1933 – 24 April 2009) was an English author and esotericist who was a prominent figure in the development of the pseudoscientific Earth mysteries movement.
John Michell (1724-1793) was a British clergyman and scholar who made groundbreaking contributions to physics, astronomy, and geology. He proposed the inverse square law of magnetism, the existence of black holes, the cause of earthquakes, and the non-random distribution of stars.
Learn how John Michell, an English scientist and rector, imagined the existence of black holes in 1783 based on Newton's theory of gravity and the speed of light. Discover his other scientific achievements and why he is virtually unknown today.
Learn about John Michell, a British scientist who studied earthquakes, seismic waves, and binary stars. Find out his achievements, dates, and sources from Science and Its Times.
