Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport was renamed in Boscovich's honour, while the government of nearby Trebinje wanted to do the same for their prospective airport
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Roger Joseph Boscovich was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. He studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works.
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science · Croat-Italian physicist and writer (1711–1787) · physicist · astronomer · mathematician · philosopher · diplomat · poet · polymath · historian · geographer · university teacher · also Ruđer Josip Bošković, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Rudjer J. Boškovic, Rugjer Josip Bošković, Bošković
Born 18 May 1711 · Died 13 February 1787 · Q310757
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1987· 1 entry
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Boscovich's death, the Yugoslav state Post based in Belgrade made a postage stamp and postcard on which is written that Boskovich was "the greatest Croatian scientist of his t
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1982· 1 entry
“Transient pressure analysis in composite reservoirs”
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1935· 1 entry
A lunar crater - the Boscovich crater - was named after him for his contributions to astronomy
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1922· 1 entry
It was published in London, and in 1966, in the United States
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1873· 1 entry
Nietzsche wrote a fragment called 'Time Atom Theory', which was a reworking of Boscovich's Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis redacta ad unicam legem virium in natura existentium
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1787· 1 entry
Died 1787-02-13.
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1763· 1 entry
Career landmark: director (1763–1772).
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1732· 1 entry
Studied at Roman College (1727–1732).
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1727· 1 entry
Studied at Sant'Andrea delle Fratte (1725–1727).
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1711· 1 entry
Born 1711-05-18.
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