Observing the skies of Lisbon. Isaac de Sequeira Samuda, an estrangeirado in the Royal Society

• Published in: Notes and records of the Royal Society of London Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 135 - 149
• Main Author: Vieira, Carla Costa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 20.06.2014; Royal Society Publishing
• Subjects: Astronomical instrumentation; Astronomy; Astronomy - history; Christianity; Cities; estrangeirado; Giovanni Battista Carbone; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; Isaac De Sequeira Samuda; Jewish history; Judaism; Lisbon; London; Observational astronomy; Observatories; Physicians; Portugal; Samuda Isaac de Sequeira; Scientific observation; Society of Jesus

Elected in 1723, Isaac de Sequeira Samuda (1681–1729) was the first Jewish Fellow of the Royal Society. He had arrived in London just a few years earlier, escaping from the Portuguese Inquisition. Despite his past, he had no difficulty in establishing links with his country's diplomatic represe...