John Harris (mathematician)

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John Harris (* 1666 in Shropshire , † September 7, 1719 in Norton Court ) was a clergyman and mathematician and from 1709 secretary of the Royal Society in London .

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John Harris published the Lexicon technicum ( Lexicon technicum, or an Universal English dictionary of arts and sciences ) in London in 1704 , the first alphabetically arranged English encyclopedia . The Lexicon technicum was also a model for Ephraim Chambers ' Cyclopaedia and is recognized by Denis Diderot as one of the sources for the Encyclopédie .

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