Peurbach [Peuerbach, Purbach], Georg von (1423-61)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3921. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Born in Peuerbach, Austria, became court astronomer of King Ladislaus of Hungary and was served as professor of astronomy at the University of Vienna. Observed Halley's and other comets in and, with his student REGIOMONTANUS, recorded the lunar eclipse of 3 September 1457 checking his own tables of eclipse calculations (Tabulae Ecclipsium) based on Ptolemy's epicyclic theory....

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