WDR: 06.07.1476: Todestag des Astronomen Regiomontanus
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Regiomontanus
Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg. His contributions were instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the decades following his death.
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science · German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476) · astronomer · mathematician · historian of mathematics · astrologer · Catholic bishop · printer · librarian · also Regiomontanus, Johannes Müller von Königsberg, Johannes Regiomontanus, Johannes Muller von Konigsberg
Born 6 June 1436 · Died 6 July 1476 · Q76365
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2026· 2 entries
WDR: Verändert die Welt mit himmlischer Mathematik: Regiomontanus
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2022· 1 entry
insider.si.edu: Regiomontanus: On triangles De triangulis omnimodis Translated by Barnabas Hughes, with an introduction and notes
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2021· 1 entry
Deutschlandfunk: Ein vergessener Superstar der Astronomie Regiomontanus, viel Einfluss und die Pest
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2002· 1 entry
spektrum.de: Lexikon der Kartographie und Geomatik: Regiomontanus, Johannes Müller
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1645· 1 entry
Published “Albategnivs de nvmeris stellarvm, et motibvs.”.
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1537· 1 entry
Published “Continentur in hoc libro, rvdimenta astronomica alfragrani : item albategnivs astronomvs peritissimvs de motv stellarvam, ex obseruationibus tum proprijs, tum ptolemæi, omnia cu[m] demonstratiobus geometricis & additionibus Ioannis de Regiomonte, item oratio introductoria in omnes scientias mathematicas Ioannis de Regiomonte, Patauij habita, cum Alfraganum publice prælegeret, eivsdem utilissima introductio in elementa Euclidis, item epistola Philippi Melanthonis nuncupatoria, ad senatum Noribergensem, omnia iam recensprelis publicata.”.
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1496· 1 entry
Published “Epytoma Ioa[n]nis de Mo[n]te Regio in Almagestu[m] Ptolomei” — cited 8 times.
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1476· 2 entries
Died 1476-07-06.
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Published “Aureus hic liber est : non est preciosior ulla g ema kalendario : quod docet istud opus : aureus hic numerus, lun[a]e solisq[ue] labores monstrantur facile : cunctaq[ue] signa poli, quotq[ue] sub hoc libro terr[a]e per longa regantur tempora, quisq[ue] dies, mensis, & annus erit : scitur in instanti quecunq[ue] sit hora diei ; hunc emat astrologus qui uelit esse cito”.
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1457· 1 entry
Studied at University of Vienna (1450–1457).
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1450· 1 entry
Studied at Leipzig University (1447–1450).
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1436· 1 entry
Born 1436-06-06.
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