Giuseppe Biancani
Italian Jesuit astronomer, mathematician, and selenographer (1566–1624) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Blancanus" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Blancanus (crater).
Giuseppe Biancani, SJ (Latin: Josephus Blancanus; 8 March 1566 – 7 June 1624) was an Italian Jesuit astronomer, mathematician, and selenographer, after whom the crater Blancanus on the Moon is named.[2] Biancani was one of the most able and respected Catholic astronomers of his day, and his main work, Sphaera Mundi, was republished at least four times in the seventeenth century, 1620, 1630, 1635, and 1653.[3]
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Biancani's map of the Moon shows only stylized 15 craters, none of which are clearly recognizable or identifiable as actual craters. | |
Born | (1566-03-08)March 8, 1566 |
Died | June 7, 1624(1624-06-07) (aged 58) |
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Alma mater | Roman College |
Doctoral advisor | Christopher Clavius |
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School or tradition | Aristotelianism |
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