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Robert Fludd, also known as '''Robertus de Fluctibus''' ( 1574 , Bearsted, Kent – September 8 1637 , London ) was a prominent English Rosicrucian and Paracelsian Physicist , Astrologer , and Mystic . He was the son of Sir Thomas Fludd , a high-ranking governmental official (Queen Elizabeth I 's treasurer for war in Europe). He obtained a degree at Oxford - a MD in Medicine. Between 1598 and 1604 , Fludd studied medicine, chemistry and the Occult on the European mainland, but he is best known for his research in occult philosophy. He had a celebrated exchange of views with Johannes Kepler concerning the Scientific and Hermetic approaches to knowledge. His philosophy is presented in ''Utriusque Cosmi, Maioris scilicet et Minoris, metaphysica, physica, atque technica Historia'' metaphysical, physical, and technical history of the two worlds, namely the greater and the lesser (published in Germany between 1617 and 1621); according to Frances Yates , his memory system (which she describes in detail in ''The Art of Memory,'' pp. 321-341) may reflect the layout of Shakespeare 's Globe Theatre (''The Art of Memory,'' Chapter XVI). In 1630 , Fludd proposed many Perpetual Motion Machine s. People were trying to patent variations of Fludd's machine in the 1870s . Fludd's machine worked by recirculation by means of a Water Wheel and Archimedean Screw . The device pumps the water back into its own supply tank. [http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/images/fludd1618.gif Fludd was the first person to discuss the circulation of the blood. However, his explanation based upon theories of the microcosm and macrocosm were incorrect, and William Harvey went on to formulate the idea in our current understanding. GWYNEDD CONNECTION He was a descendant of Cunedda ''Wledig'' Ap Edern , King of Gwynedd , which in now part of Wales . Gwynedd is one of two areas in Wales that has been ruled by Irish Royal immigrants, the other being Dyfed . EXTERNAL LINKS
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