Dee, John Dee: Codename 007?
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John Dee: scientist, or sorceror? Much evidence suggests he inspired Marlowe’s Faustus, Shakespeare’s Prospero, and Ben Johnson’s The Alchemist. He spent much of his life studying alchemy, divination, mathematics, and Hermetic philosophy -- and his library, it's said, housed an amazing 4,000 works. He was accused of using mathematics, of being a conjurer, and of spying for the English crown - which makes sense, because it's rumored John influenced the character of James Bond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
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Is there anything John Dee wasn’t interested in? John Dee was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, teacher, occultist, and alchemist -- and he was a Cambridge-educated polymath who was also advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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