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Regiomontanus
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Name adopted by Johann Müller, a celebrated German astronomer and mathematician, born at Königsberg, in Franconia; appointed professor of Astronomy in Vienna; sojourned in Italy; settled in Nüremberg, where much of his best work was done; assisted Pope Sixtus IV. in reforming the Calendar; was made Bishop of Ratisbon; died at Rome; was regarded as the most learned astronomer of the time in Europe, and his works were of great value to Columbus and other early navigators (1436-1476).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Regiomontanus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/regiomontanus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Regiomontanus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/regiomontanus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
