John Dee: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Benjamin Woolley, The Queen’s Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (2001), is a thorough and well-written biography.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Royal College of Physicians - Scholar, courtier, magician: the lost library of John Dee. Oct 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 09, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 27, 2025
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - John Dee. Aug 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - Mathematics, navigation and empire: reassessing John Dee’s legacy. Jun 30, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Virginia - Engagement - Dr. John Dee. Feb 28, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Defense - John Dee: Consultant to Queen Elizabeth I (PDF). Dec 30, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - John Dee and the English Calendar (PDF). Jul 11, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - John Dee painting originally had circle of human skulls, x-ray imaging reveals. May 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 27, 2024
In the discussion of the Northwest Passage, changed “1683” to “1583.” Feb 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - John Dee (1527-1609) (PDF). Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The Galileo Project - John Dee. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - John Dee: Scholar, Astrologer, and Occult Practitioner that Captivated the Royal Court of 16th Century England. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Welsh Biography - John Dee. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Welsh Biography - John Dee. Jun 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Elizabethan Era - Biography of John Dee. Mar 25, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - John Dee and the sciences: early modern networks of knowledge. Feb 10, 2023
Article revised and updated. Oct 05, 2012
New bibliography added. Oct 05, 2012
Media added. Dec 01, 2009
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of John Dee. Apr 01, 2008
Article revised. Apr 13, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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