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Cusanus

British  
/ kjuːˈseɪnəs /

noun

  1. Nicholas. See Nicholas of Cusa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He and Cardinal Cusanus were fellow students at the University of Padua, where Toscanelli's course consisted of mathematics, philosophy and medicine.

From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh

Cusanus at the height of his fame dedicated his book on Geometrical Transformations "to Paul the Florentine physician."

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh

Cusanus thus laid himself open to the charge of pantheism, which did not fail to be brought against him in his own day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Cusanus, however, was very much interested in mathematics and in the natural sciences, and we have many wonderful suggestions from his pen.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh

Cusanus was an extremely practical man, and was constantly looking for and devising methods of applying practical principles of science to ordinary life.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh

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