George Dalgarno (1635–1682) and John Wilkins (1614–72) collaborated in an attempt to devise a universal character.
The work, which displays considerable fancy and wit, influenced John Wilkins' The discovery of a world in the Moone.
The neighbouring justices said, 'He is an old man, and will not live long; let us not trouble him.' John Wilkins, the new bishop of Chester, frequently inquired after his health.
The influence and ambitions of John Wilkins were an important thread in the historical fiction trilogy The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson.
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It drew on many authors, both classical writers and moderns such as Guidobaldo del Monte and Marin Mersenne.
The title is from a book written in 1638 by English clergyman John Wilkins.
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In 1648, John Wilkins cites Busbecq, the Austrian ambassador to Constantinople in 1554-1562, as recording that "a Turk in Constantinople" attempted to fly.
The twelve in attendance were an interesting mix of four Royalists (William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine, Sir Paul Neile, William Balle) and six Parliamentarians (John Wilkins, Robert Boyle, Jonathan Goddard, William Petty, Lawrence Rook, Christopher Wren) and two others with less fixed (or more flexible) views, Abraham Hill and Moray.
Reinforcements from Fort Schlosser under the command of Major John Wilkins arrived shortly after the second battle, but soon withdrew to the fort, fearing another attack.
He was part of the noted Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, which included greats like F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza and M.F. Husain, and the first post-colonial generation of artists in India, like John Wilkins who also broke free from the nationalist Bengal school and embraced Modernism instead, with its Post-Impressionist colors, Cubist forms and brusque, Expressionistic styles.