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Regiomontanus

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1436–1476 Also known as Regiomontanus、Johannes Müller、约翰内斯·米勒

German astronomer and mathematician, born Johannes Müller and known by his Latinized name Regiomontanus.…

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  1. 1471–1475Nuremberg · NurembergWorking with Bernhard Walther, he established an observatory in Nuremberg, making observations and publishing the 'Ephemerides', which provided precise data for navigation and calendar calculations and helped shift astronomy from scholastic commentary to observational practice.
  2. 1475–1476Rome · RomeIn 1475 he answered Pope Sixtus IV's summons to Rome to help prepare calendar reform, continuing his astronomical observations and mathematical writings. He died in Rome on 6 July 1476, and the reform work was carried on by his successors.

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