Talk:Jeremiah Horrocks

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Plagiarism[edit]

Large amounts of material copied from another web site recently have been added to this Jeremiah Horrocks article. It is, of course, inappropriate to take material from others and then add it to Wikipedia without proper citations, as was done here twice. Large, multi-sentence sections of recent additions were copied straight from Chapman's article on Horrocks. That constitutes plagiarism. Also, please note that Wikipedia has pages covering verification of material. The burden for verification is on the editor who adds new content. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. - Astrochemist (talk) 12:14, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes indeed. Over the past week or so, similar incorrect or plagiarized materials have been added to the Horrocks article by the following:

  1. Allen234
  2. Anonymous user, IP number 59.184.187.7
  3. Anonymous user, IP number 59.184.172.45
  4. Anonymous user, IP number 59.184.187.53
  5. Anonymous user, IP number 59.184.145.81

I think that there is a pattern there. - Astrochemist (talk) 00:31, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Puritan "rationalism"; motive for leaving without a degree[edit]

"his Puritan upbringing gave him an inbuilt suspicion of witchcraft, magic and astrology" Wishful pseudohistory: the Puritans were at least as credulous about witches as anyone, as the Salem witch trials attest.

"In 1635 he left without formally graduating, presumably due to the cost of continuing his studies" A modern imagining: In the 1630s didn't Dissenters leave without taking formal degrees because of the onus of subscribing to the Thirty-Nine Articles?.--Wetman (talk)

A number of writers have suggested he left because of the cost of his studies. I've changed it for now as Aughton didn't believe it was likely either, and I've added his speculations, however I'll put it back in as a possibility when I have time to find the references for it. Someone else wrote that he may have intended to graduate later, as many did then. If I can find that again I'll put that in as a possibility also. As for the first point, it's referenced to Aughton. I would be grateful if you wouldn't add your own unreferenced speculations though - I've not seen anything in what I've read that suggests it was due to the onus of subscribing to the Thirty-Nine Articles. If you want to add something please find the citation for it first. Richerman (talk) 19:07, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The reference to an Anglican curacy seems to be wrong. Puritans would not want such a task or be accepted by the Anglican authorities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.11.202 (talk) 16:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Whatton calls Horrocks "Rev." but I am not sure that this is correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.11.202 (talk) 16:36, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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