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Also Known As Georg Joachim Rhäticus • Georg Joachim De Porris • Georg Joachim Rhetikus • Georg Joachim Von Lauchen
Born February 16, 1514 • Feldkirch • Austria
Died December 5, 1574 (aged 60) • Košice • Slovakia
Notable Works “De libris revolutionum…Nic. Copernici…narratio prima…” • “Opus Palatinum de triangulis”
Subjects Of Study Copernican system
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