Stevinus
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This proposition was rediscovered by Stevinus, a century later, and applied by him to the explanation of the mechanical powers.
From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William
A crater E. of Stevinus; it is a centre of wide extending rays.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn
Stevinus was born in the year 1548, and died in 1620.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith
Earlier investigations of Stevinus were published in 1608.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith
The placing of the card at the bottom of the box, fixed, below the needle, was practised by the compass-makers of Nuremberg in the 16th century, and by Stevinus of Bruges about 1600.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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