1537‐1612 German-born Italian mathematician and astronomer. Jesuit priest. He studied at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and became professor of mathematics at the Collegiate School of Rome in 1565. He was nicknamed "the Euclid of the 16th century." In 1574, he published an edited version of Euclid's Stoicheia in Latin. He also wrote Commentary on the Celestial Spheres of Sacrobosco (1581). He also played a central role in reforming the Julian calendar, and was a driving force behind the creation of the Gregorian calendar. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
1537‐1612 ドイツ生れ,イタリアの数学者,天文学者。イエズス会の司祭。ポルトガルのコインブラ大学で学び,1565年コレージュ・ロマーノの数学の教授に就任。〈16世紀のユークリッド〉というあだ名がある。1574年,ユークリッドの《ストイケイア》のラテン語訳の校訂出版を行った。また,《サクロボスコ天球論注釈》(1581)を著した。さらに,ユリウス暦の改暦に当たっては中心的な働きをし,グレゴリオ暦策定の原動力となった。 出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報 |
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