<P> After graduating from St Mary Hall, Oxford, Harriot travelled to the Americas, accompanying the 1585 expedition to Roanoke island funded by Sir Walter Raleigh and led by Sir Ralph Lane . Harriot was a vital member of the venture, having learned and translating the Carolina Algonquin language from two Native Americans, Wanchese and Manteo . On his return to England he worked for the 9th Earl of Northumberland . At the Earl's house, he became a prolific mathematician and astronomer to whom the theory of refraction is attributed . </P> <P> Born in 1560 in Oxford, England, Thomas Harriot attended St Mary Hall, Oxford . His name appears in the hall's registry dating from 1577 . </P> <P> After his graduation from Oxford in 1580, Harriot was first hired by Sir Walter Raleigh as a mathematics tutor; he used his knowledge of astronomy / astrology to provide navigational expertise, help design Raleigh's ships, and serve as his accountant . Prior to his expedition with Raleigh, Harriot wrote a treatise on navigation . In addition, he made efforts to communicate with Manteo and Wanchese, two Native Americans who had been brought to England . Harriot devised a phonetic alphabet to transcribe their Carolina Algonquian language . </P> <P> Harriot and Manteo spent many days in one another's company; Harriot interrogated Manteo closely about life in the New World and learned much that was to the advantage of the English settlers . In addition, he recorded the sense of awe with which the Native Americans viewed European technology: </P>

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