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Who claimed Grosseteste as'the real founder of the tradition of scientific thought in medieval Oxford'?

  • Thomas Aquinas

  • Roger Bacon

  • A. C. Crombie

  • William of Ockham

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Certainly! A. C. Crombie, a renowned historian of science, credited Robert Grosseteste as the true founder of the scientific thought tradition in medieval Oxford. Grosseteste's emphasis on using mathematical concepts to understand natural phenomena and his exploration of optics and the philosophy of light laid the groundwork for future scientific advancements in the city.
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