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Apianus Lunar Crater Map
Apian or Apianus may refer to: People *Apian or Aphian, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint *Peter Apian or Petrus Apianus, as well as Peter Bienewitz or Bennewitz, (1495-1552), German humanist *Philipp Apian, also Philipp Apianus, (1531-1589), German mathematician, physician and cartographer (son of Peter, brother of Timotheus Apian) *Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz, (1847-1892), organist and teacher, founder of the Museum of Musical Instruments in Markneukirchen Other *Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt, secondary school in Ingolstadt, Germany, named after Peter and Philipp Apian *19139 Apian, asteroid named after Peter Apian *Apianus (crater), (26° 9' S and 7° 9' E) on the Moon named after Peter Apian See also * Apidae or apids, the bees * Appian (other) Appian (Αππιανός) was a Roman historian. Appian may also refer to: Places * Appian Way (Via Appia), an important ancient Roman road, constructed by Appius Claudius Caecus * Appian Way, Burwood, Sydney, street in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphian
Amphian (Latin: Amphianus, Greek language, Greek: Αμφιανός) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Galerius, Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305. In the Eastern Orthodox liturgics, Eastern Orthodox calendar, his feast thus falls on April 2, along with Aedesius of Alexandria, Aedisius, who is sometimes called his brother. Origins He was from Lycia, and his wealthy and distinguished parents gave him the best education possible in rhetoric, law, and philosophy in the famous Law School of Beirut, school of Berytus in Phoenicia. While he was away at school, he became a Christian. Amphian withdrew to Cappadocia because his parents resisted his efforts to convert them to Christianity. Martyrdom Pamphilus of Caesarea, Pamphilus was at Caesarea Maritima at the time of Amphian's martyrdom, expounding Holy Scripture, and the young Amphian was one of his disciples. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrus Apianus
Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on " cosmography", the field that dealt with the earth and its position in the universe, was presented in his most famous publications, ''Astronomicum Caesareum'' (1540) and ''Cosmographicus liber'' (1524). His books were extremely influential in his time, with the numerous editions in multiple languages being published until 1609. The lunar crater '' Apianus'' and asteroid 19139 Apian are named in his honour. Life and work Apianus was born as Peter Bienewitz (or Bennewitz) in Leisnig in Saxony; his father, Martin, was a shoemaker. The family was relatively well off, belonging to the middle-class citizenry of Leisnig. Apianus was educated at the Latin school in Rochlitz. From 1516–1519 he studied at the University of Leipzig; during this time, he Latinized his n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Apian
Philipp Apian (14 September 1531 – 14 November 1589) was a German mathematician and medic. The son of Petrus Apianus (1495–1552), he is also known as the cartographer of Bavaria. Life He was born in Ingolstadt as Philipp Bienewitz (or Bennewitz). At age eleven, the son of mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Peter Apian started to study mathematics at the University of Ingolstadt. Later, aged 18, he studied in Burgundy, Paris and Bourges. Returning in 1552 he became a professor. As a Protestant he had to leave in 1569 due to Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation. At the University of Tübingen he lectured for 14 years until he lost this position in 1583 for refusing to negate Calvinism. He died in Tübingen. Cartography In 1554, Duke Albrecht of Bavaria ordered Apian to create a map of Bavaria for the ''Bairische Chronik'' of Johannes Aventinus written 1526 to 1533. Over the course of seven years, Apian travelled through Oberbayern and Niederbayern, Oberpfal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markneukirchen
Markneukirchen () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It lies in the Elster Mountains (part of the Fichtel Mountains), southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Aš (Czech Republic). Markneukirchen is the main town of the small musical instrument-making region Musikwinkel, known for four centuries for high quality brass, woodwind and string instruments. Within this small locality, 113 different enterprises are involved in making musical instruments. They rely on traditional methods but sell all over the world.The sweet sound of success BBC News, by Stephen Evans, 17 March 2013 The town is home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by ''Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz''. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Music competition, Competition and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt
The Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt is a '' Gymnasium'' (high school or secondary school) in Ingolstadt, Bavaria established in 1971. It was named after Peter Apian (1495–1552) and his son Philipp Apian. Peter Apian was a mathematician at the University of Ingolstadt, Bavaria's oldest university (which was later moved to Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...). His son Philipp (1531–1589) was his successor as the professor of mathematics at Ingolstadt University and the first cartographer to produce a complete map of Bavaria. The Apian-Gymnasium is one of Bavaria's centres of excellence. It offers a wide variety of subjects, an inventors' club, a number of exchange programs with France, Scotland and the US, but also playful facilities like a terrarium with snake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19139 Apian
19139 Apian (Minor planet provisional designation, provisional designation ) is a bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 April 1989, by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Eastern Germany. The asteroid was named for medieval German humanist Petrus Apianus. Orbit and classification Apian is a non-Asteroid family, family asteroid from the main belt's Background asteroid, background population. It orbits the Sun in the Kirkwood gap, central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.4–2.8 Astronomical unit, AU once every 4 years and 2 months (1,516 days; semi-major axis of 2.58 AU). Its orbit has an orbital eccentricity, eccentricity of 0.08 and an orbital inclination, inclination of 8Degree (angle), ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with a precovery published in the Digitized Sky Survey and taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apianus (crater)
Apianus is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It is named after 16th century German mathematician and astronomer Petrus Apianus. It is located to the northeast of the crater Aliacensis, and to the northwest of Poisson. The worn crater Krusenstern is attached to the west-northwestern rim. Description The outer wall of the crater has been worn and eroded by subsequent impacts, and a pair of small craterlets overlay the rim to the southeast and northeast. The central crater is 63 kilometers in diameter and 2,080 meters deep.''Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition''. CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006. The craterlet on the southeast rim, Apianus B, is a member of a cluster of co-joined craterlets that includes Apianus T and Apianus U. The interior floor of the central crater is relatively smooth and lacks a central peak, although the surface appears somewhat convex. Only a few tiny craterlets mark the surface. The crater is from the Nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, euglossini, orchid bees, nomadinae, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups.BugGuide.Net: the Family Apidae (of bees) . accessed 6.23.2013 Many are valuable pollinators in natural habitats and for agricultural crops.[Michener, Charles D. (2007) ''The bees of the world''. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Londres.] Taxonomy In addition to its historical classification (honey bees, bumble bees, stingless bees and orchid bees), the family Apidae presently includes ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appian (other)
Appian (Αππιανός) was a Roman historian. Appian may also refer to: Places * Appian Way (Via Appia), an important ancient Roman road, constructed by Appius Claudius Caecus * Appian Way, Burwood, Sydney, street in the suburb of Burwood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia * Appian Way Regional Park, protected area of around 3400 hectares, established by the Italian region of Latium Organizations * Appian Graphics, supplier of multi-monitor graphics accelerators * Appian Publications & Recordings, British company specialising in the restoration and re-issue of early recordings of classical music * Appian Technology, previously called ZyMOS Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturing company in Sunnyvale, California * Appian Way Productions, film production company in West Hollywood, California, established by actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio * Appian Corporation, a cloud-computing company based in Virginia People *Adolphe Appian (born 1819), French landscape painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
