Campanus of Novara
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Campanus of Novara was a 13th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer best known for producing one of the most influential medieval Latin editions of Euclid’s Elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Campanus of Novara canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
ⓘ
human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 13th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1296 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical treatise
ⓘ
mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialEditionOf | Euclid’s Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance mathematicians
ⓘ
medieval European mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euclid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
producing an influential medieval Latin edition of Euclid’s Elements
ⓘ
teaching and writing on astronomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| name | Campanus of Novara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Latin edition of Euclid’s Elements
ⓘ
Theorica planetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ commentary on Euclid’s Elements ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Novara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
canon of the cathedral of Novara
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chaplain to Pope Urban IV ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| subjectOf |
history of astronomy
ⓘ
history of medieval mathematics ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
ⓘ
Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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