1635
Adriaan Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (born 1571)
Adriaan Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (born 1571)
Adriaan Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (born 1571)
Adriaan Metius
Dutch geometer and astronomer
- Died
- 1635
Adriaan Adriaanszoon, called Adriaan Metius, was a Dutch geometer and astronomer, born in Alkmaar. The name "Metius" comes from the Dutch word meten ("measuring"), and therefore means something like "measurer" or "surveyor".