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Dr Thomas Plume, 1630-1704: His life and legacies in Essex, Kent and Cambridge
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Dr Thomas Plume, born in Maldon in Essex in 1630, is remembered today for the many bequests he left which established important scientific, religious, and cultural charities. Still operational today are the Plumian Professorship of Astronomy at Cambridge University, the Plume Library at Maldon, and the Plume Trust for poor clergy in the Diocese of Rochester. This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the life, work, and philanthropy of Plume. Educated at Chelmsford Grammar Scho...