Regiomontanus

[ ree-jee-oh-mon-tey-nuhs, -tah-, rej-ee-; German rey-gee-oh-mohn-tah-noos ]

noun
  1. Johann Müller von Königsberg, 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer.

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Regiomontanus

/ (ˌriːdʒɪəʊmɒnˈteɪnəs, -ˈtɑː-, -ˈtæn-) /


noun
  1. original name Johann Müller . 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer, who furthered the development of trigonometry

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