7-2-1621

Thomas Harriot died in London, England. He suffered from a cancerous ulcer of the left nostril. While in America in 1585-1586, Harriot learned to "drink" tobacco smoke. This probably makes him the earliest recorded tobacco fatality. He is best known for his contributions to algebra, including the invention of the symbols for less than and greater than we use today.

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