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Georg von Peuerbach

Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker

b. 1423 CE – d. 1461 CE World The Great Crossroads

Georg von Peuerbach (also Purbach, Peurbach, Purbachius) (born May 30, 1423 – April 8, 1461) is an Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic Astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum.

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Moran, J. (2017). Georg von Peuerbach. History Atlas. Retrieved 1 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/georg-von-peuerbach/

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