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Georg von Peuerbach
1461Apr, 8

Georg von Peuerbach

Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
Georg von Peuerbach (also Purbach, Peurbach; Latin: Purbachius; born May 30, 1423 – April 8, 1461) was an Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum.

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