Regiomontanus

American  

[ree-jee-oh-mon-tey-nuhs, -tah-, rej-ee-, rey-gee-oh-mohn-tah-noos] / ˌri dʒi oʊ mɒnˈteɪ nəs, -ˈtɑ-, ˌrɛdʒ i-, ˌreɪ gi oʊ moʊnˈtɑ nʊs /

noun

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

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Regiomontanus British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

On his deathbed, Peuerbach made Regiomontanus promise to complete the work, which he did, although the new translation of Ptolemy was not carried out.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Regiomontanus was one of the first to benefit from the supply of ancient Greek texts that reached Italy after the fall of Constantinople.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Regiomontanus, it is true, planned to publish him, but, where other texts Regiomontanus had planned to publish appeared in print in due course, Theodoric’s little treatise did not.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Although Regiomontanus worked out how to make such a measurement in 1471, the full account of his procedure was not published until 1531.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The question I ask is not ‘Were Regiomontanus and Hobbes right about mathematics?’ but ‘How did their understanding of mathematics help lay the groundwork for reliable scientific knowledge?’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton