Regiomontanus
[ ree-jee-oh-mon-tey-nuhs, -tah-, rej-ee-; German rey-gee-oh-mohn-tah-noos ]
/ ˌri dʒi oʊ mɒnˈteɪ nəs, -ˈtɑ-, ˌrɛdʒ i-; German ˌreɪ gi oʊ moʊnˈtɑ nʊs /
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Regiomontanus
/ (ˌriːdʒɪəʊmɒnˈteɪnəs, -ˈtɑː-, -ˈtæn-) /
noun
original name Johann Müller . 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer, who furthered the development of trigonometry
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