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In 1571 he became Professor of mathematics (astronomy) at [[Wittenberg]] where he met [[Valentinus Otho]] and [[Georg Joachim Rheticus|Joachim Rheticus]]. He died in [[Altdorf bei Nürnberg]], aged about 79. |
In 1571 he became Professor of mathematics (astronomy) at [[Wittenberg]] where he met [[Valentinus Otho]] and [[Georg Joachim Rheticus|Joachim Rheticus]]. He died in [[Altdorf bei Nürnberg]], aged about 79. |
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He taught [[Copernicus]]' theory of astronomy initially as a means of eliminating the [[equant]] from [[Ptolemy]]'s account, and later moving to a proto-[[Tychonic system]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Westman |first=Robert S. |chapter=Three Responses to the Copernican Theory |title=The Copernican Achievement | |
He taught [[Copernicus]]' theory of astronomy initially as a means of eliminating the [[equant]] from [[Ptolemy]]'s account, and later moving to a proto-[[Tychonic system]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Westman |first=Robert S. |chapter=Three Responses to the Copernican Theory |title=The Copernican Achievement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sLb6k-62vbQC&pg=PA290 |date=1975 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=978-0-520-02877-7 |pages=290–305 }}</ref> |
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== Works == |
== Works == |