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Petrus Apianus

Type Figure Region Europe Time 1495–1552 Also known as Peter Apian (Chinese)

Petrus Apianus (1495–1552), German mathematician, astronomer, and map printer, studied at Leipzig University in the 1510s and later became known for …

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  1. 1511–1515Leisnig · SaxonyApianus was born in Leisnig, Saxony, and in the 1510s received elementary training in mathematics and astronomy in his hometown, learning spherical geometry and the basics of star chart drawing, laying the technical groundwork for his later university studies and cosmographic works.
  2. 1516–1520Leipzig · SaxonyIn 1516 Apianus entered Leipzig University, studying astronomy and mathematics under the mathematician Peter Bienewitz, encountering the Ptolemaic system and the emerging printed cartographic techniques of the day, and beginning to produce astronomical instruments and star charts independently.

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