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1507 In Science
The year 1507 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Cartography * April 25 – Martin Waldseemüller publishes ''Cosmographiae Introductio'' ("Introduction to Universal Cosmography", probably written by Matthias Ringmann) and accompanying Waldseemüller map, wall map, the first to show and name the Americas as a separate continent. * Johannes Ruysch's map of the world is first published in editions of Ptolemy's ''Geography (Ptolemy), Geography'' produced in Rome. Births * September 27 – Guillaume Rondelet, French people, French physician (died 1566 in science, 1566) Deaths * July 29 – Martin Behaim, German people, German navigator and geographer (born 1459) References {{Reflist 1507 in science, 16th century in science 1500s in science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography (Ptolemy)
The ''Geography'' ( grc-gre, Γεωγραφικὴ Ὑφήγησις, ''Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis'', "Geographical Guidance"), also known by its Latin names as the ' and the ', is a gazetteer, an atlas, and a treatise on cartography, compiling the geographical knowledge of the 2nd-century Roman Empire. Originally written by Claudius Ptolemy in Greek at Alexandria around AD 150, the work was a revision of a now-lost atlas by Marinus of Tyre using additional Roman and Persian gazetteers and new principles. Its translation into Arabic in the 9th century and Latin in 1406 was highly influential on the geographical knowledge and cartographic traditions of the medieval Caliphate and Renaissance Europe. Manuscripts Versions of Ptolemy's work in antiquity were probably proper atlases with attached maps, although some scholars believe that the references to maps in the text were later additions. No Greek manuscript of the ''Geography'' survives from earlier than the 13th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1507 In Science
The year 1507 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Cartography * April 25 – Martin Waldseemüller publishes ''Cosmographiae Introductio'' ("Introduction to Universal Cosmography", probably written by Matthias Ringmann) and accompanying Waldseemüller map, wall map, the first to show and name the Americas as a separate continent. * Johannes Ruysch's map of the world is first published in editions of Ptolemy's ''Geography (Ptolemy), Geography'' produced in Rome. Births * September 27 – Guillaume Rondelet, French people, French physician (died 1566 in science, 1566) Deaths * July 29 – Martin Behaim, German people, German navigator and geographer (born 1459) References {{Reflist 1507 in science, 16th century in science 1500s in science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German People
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Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as and by various forms of , was a German textile merchant and cartographer. He served John II of Portugal as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated in a voyage to West Africa. He is now best known for his Erdapfel, the world's oldest surviving globe, which he produced for the Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1492. Biography Behaim was born in Nuremberg on 6 October 1459, the oldest son of Martin Behaim and Agnes Schopper. The elder Martin was a merchant involved in long-distance trade within Europe, including Venice; in 1461 he was elected a senator of Nuremberg. Their son, as a member of a prominent and prosperous family, likely received a good education at one of the best grammar schools in the city. Contrary to later assertions, it is unlikely that he was ever a student of the famous Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, Regiomontanus.Görz, 2007Ravenstein, 1908 When his father died in 147 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1566 In Science
The year 1566 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Biology * Rembert Dodoens publishes at Antwerp. Civil engineering * 1566–67 – Completion of " Stari Most" bridge crossing the Neretva at Mostar by the Ottoman Empire (builder: Mimar Hayruddin). * Autumn – Probable completion of the Exeter Canal, the first in England, and with the first use of a pound lock in England (engineer: John Trew of Glamorgan). Navigation * Pedro Nunes' work on navigation, ''Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera'', is published. Events * December 29 – Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, while studying at the University of Rostock in Mecklenburg, loses part of his nose in a duel with fellow nobleman and relation Manderup Parsberg over a mathematical formula. Births * Giuseppe Biancani, Italian astronomer (died 1624) * Jan Jesenius, Slovak physician (died 1621) * Michal Sedziwój, Polish alchemist (died 1636) * Caterina Vitale, Maltese pharmacist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Physicians may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment—known as specialities—or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities—known as general practice. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic disciplines, such as anatomy and physiology, underlying diseases and their treatment—the '' science'' of medicine—and also a decent competence in its applied practice—the art or '' craft'' of medicine. Both the role of the physician and the meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Rondelet
Guillaume Rondelet (27 September 150730 July 1566), also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He achieved renown as an anatomist and a naturalist with a particular interest in botany and ichthyology. His major work was a lengthy treatise on marine animals, which took two years to write and became a standard reference work for about a century afterwards, but his lasting impact lay in his education of a roster of star pupils who became leading figures in the world of late-16th century science. Early life and education Rondelet was born in Montpellier in 1507. His father was an , a combination of pharmacist, grocer and druggist. His father died while he was a child and he was brought up in the care of his elder brother.Planchon, J.É. (1866): 11 His health was poor until he reached the age of 18. He was educated in Montpellier and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imago Mundi
''Imago Mundi'', or in full ''Imago Mundi: International Journal for the History of Cartography'', is a semiannual peer-reviewed academic journal about mapping, established in 1935 by Leo Bagrow. It covers the history of early maps, cartography, and map-related ideas. Articles are in English and have abstracts in French, German, Spanish, and English. Each volume also contains three reference sections (book review __NOTOC__ A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review may be a primary source, opinion piece, summary review or scholarly revi ...s, bibliography, and chronicle) that provide a summary of current developments in the field. It was published originally by Imago Mundi Ltd. with (electronic), 0308-5694 (paper). References Notes External links * History journals Geography journals Cartography Publications established in 1935 English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science. The first is the astronomical treatise now known as the ''Almagest'', although it was originally entitled the ''Mathēmatikē Syntaxis'' or ''Mathematical Treatise'', and later known as ''The Greatest Treatise''. The second is the ''Geography'', which is a thorough discussion on maps and the geographic knowledge of the Greco-Roman world. The third is the astrological treatise in which he attempted to adapt horoscopic astrology to the Aristotelian natural philosophy of his day. This is sometimes known as the ''Apotelesmatika'' (lit. "On the Effects") but more commonly known as the '' Tetrábiblos'', from the Koine Greek meaning "Four Books", or by its Latin equivalent ''Qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
