1423
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1461)
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1461)
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1461)
Georg von Peuerbach
Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker (1423-1461)
- Born
- 1423
Georg von Peuerbach was an Austrian astronomer, poet, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum. Peuerbach was instrumental in making astronomy, mathematics and literature simple and accessible for Europeans during the Renaissance and beyond.