Georg von Peuerbach

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Georg von Peuerbach was a 15th-century Austrian astronomer and mathematician whose work on planetary theory and astronomical tables helped lay the foundations for the later Copernican revolution.

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Georg von Peuerbach canonical 8
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instanceOf human
mathematician
medieval scholar
university teacher
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Austria
Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1423
dateOfDeath 1461-04-08
educatedAt University of Vienna
employer University of Vienna
era 15th century
familyName Peuerbach
linked to: Georg von Peuerbach
fieldOfWork astrology
astronomy
mathematics
givenName Georg
hasAcademicDegree Master of Arts
influenced Nicolaus Copernicus
Regiomontanus
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
movement Renaissance humanism
nativeLanguage German
notableIdea Improved Ptolemaic planetary models
Refined astronomical tables for eclipses
Use of trigonometry in astronomy
notableWork Astronomical tables
Planetary theory
Tabulae eclipsium
Theoricae novae planetarum
notedFor Laying foundations for later Copernican revolution
occupation astrologer
astronomer
mathematician
university teacher
partOf Viennese astronomical tradition
placeOfBirth Duchy of Austria
Peuerbach
placeOfDeath Duchy of Austria
Vienna
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
student Regiomontanus
studied Ptolemaic astronomy
taught astronomy at the University of Vienna
mathematics at the University of Vienna
workLocation Vienna

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Regiomontanus academicAdvisor Georg von Peuerbach
Regiomontanus influencedBy Georg von Peuerbach
Johannes Müller von Königsberg studiedUnder Georg von Peuerbach
Johannes de Monteregio studentOf Georg von Peuerbach
Johannes de Monteregio influencedBy Georg von Peuerbach
De triangulis omnimodis relatedPerson Georg von Peuerbach
Epitome of the Almagest hasAuthor Georg von Peuerbach
Georg von Peuerbach familyName Peuerbach
linked to: Georg von Peuerbach
Alfonsine Tables influenced Georg von Peuerbach