Original sentence: Critics of Michell's work range from those who consider him eccentric to those like Joscelyn Godwin, who says, "It is not too much to say that John Michell is a prophet.His better known works include The Flying Saucer Vision (1967), The View Over Atlantis (1969, later revised as The New View Over Atlantis, 1986), which stimulated renewed interest in ley lines, City of Revelation (1972), which concerns sacred geometry, A Little History of Astro-Archaeology (1977) and "Who Wrote Shakespeare" (1996), an investigation of the many claims and counter-claims about the identity of the bard.In one of these, A Defence of Sacred Measures, he questions the use of the metric system.John Michell (born 1933) is highly respected English philosopher and a prolific  writer on subjects including geometry and number, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, sacred sites, the occult, Fortean phenomena, art and the lives of noted eccentrics.Patrick Hurpur, notable author of "Daimonic Reality" is quoted on the dust jacket as saying, "If Socrates had ever written a column, this would be it.[ includes a more complete bibliography
Edited sentence: Critics of Michell's work range from those who consider him a harmless eccentric to those like Joscelyn Godwin, who says, "It is not too much to say that John Michell is a prophet.His best known works include The Flying Saucer Vision (1967), The View Over Atlantis (1969, later revised as The New View Over Atlantis, 1986), which stimulated renewed interest in ley lines, City of Revelation (1972), which concerns sacred geometry, and A Little History of Astro-Archaeology (1977).In one of these, A Defence of Sacred Measures, he attacks the metric system.John F.Michell (born 1933) is a prolific English writer on subjects including the occult, Fortean phenomena, sacred sites, and the lives of noted eccentrics