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George von Peuerbach

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Father of observational and mathematical astronomy in the West; born near Linz, Austria, 1423; died Vienna, Austria, 1461. In development of Ptolemy's "Almagest" he initiated the transition from the duodecimal system; his Theoricae novae planetarum is an able attempt to reconcile the theories of the universe prevalent before the days of Copernicus.

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Entry for 'George von Peuerbach'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​g/george-von-peuerbach.html. 1910.
 
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