Biblically, Jeremiah was a prophet. He prophesied the besieging and taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon but was ignored by the princes of Jerusalem. His writings are found in the book of Jeremiah and, according to tradition, he wrote the book of Lamentations.
Jeremiah Horrocks was an astronomer, he who was the first person to map a transit of Venus.
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