!!!Regiomontanus latinisiert, %3D Königsberger, eigentlich Johannes Müller Regiomontanus (latinized form of Koenigsberger, originally Johannes Mueller), b. Koenigsberg (Franken, Germany), June 6, 1436, d. Rome (Italy), July 6, 1476, mathematician, astronomer. Studied under Georg von Peuerbach in Vienna, translated the "Almagest" (Arabic Ptolemy version), advanced algebra and trigonometry and improved astronomical equipment. His "Ephemerides" (star charts) were used by Vasco da Gama and by Columbus on their journeys to determine longitudinal positions. !Literature R. Mett, R. Wegbereiter des neuen Weltbildes, 1996. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Regiomontanus_latinisiert,_=_Königsberger,_eigentlich_Johannes_Müller|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]