John Locke vs Mei Wending
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Compare the life timelines of John Locke (1632–1704) and Mei Wending (1633–1721) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1633 to 1704.
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John Locke (1632–1704)
- — Born in Wrington, Somerset Verified
- — Entered Christ Church, Oxford
- — Fled to the Netherlands amid political suspicion
- — Published Two Treatises of Government
- — Published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Verified
- — Died at High Laver, Essex Verified
Mei Wending (1633–1721)
- — Born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province Verified
- — Studied astronomy and calendrical science in his youth
- — Wrote his first treatise on calendrical astronomy
- — Consulted on the official Ming History calendrical treatises Verified
- — Published Lixue yiwen (Queries on Mathematical Astronomy)
- — Received in audience by the Kangxi Emperor Verified
- — Grandson Mei Juecheng appointed to the imperial mathematical bureau Verified
- — Died in Xuancheng Verified