Regiomontanus
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Muller, Johannes | ||
| born on | 15 June 1436 (greg.) at 16:40 (= 4:40 PM ) | ||
| Place | Unfinden, Germany, 50n05, 10e35 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m10e35 (is local mean time) | ||
| Data source |
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| Astrology data |   24°10'   22°23 Asc. 15°33'
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Biography
German astrologer who studied mathematics and Ptolemy's Almagest in Latin, constructed an observatory at Nurnberg and founded a printing office. He published ephemerides for 1475-1506. Regiomontanus was noted as a reformer of the calendar, a humanist, a publisher of an ephemeris, tables for primary directions and astrological almanacs, a collector of astrological texts, author and translator of the fundamental principles of astrology.
He died of pestilence, 7/06/1476, Rome.
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Events
- Death by Disease July 1476 (greg.) (Pestilence, age 40 in nine days)
Source Notes
Taeger quotes a reconstruction of his self drawn horoscope in Astrolog No.4/1988. (The correction of LMT to LMT is minus 14 seconds).
Kraum quotes a horoscope cast by Gauricus given in NAJ 4/1935 for 4:40 PM, Franconia, Germany.
Penfield Collection quotes Notable Nnativies for 5:00 PM. Tony Joseph quotes Wangemann for 3:15 PM, Konigsberg.
James Holden quotes Cardan and Gaurico for 4:40 PM, "the birth was probably a third of the hour before 5:00 PM as shown on the sundial." (June 6 OS)
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Ephemeridies)
- Vocation : Science : Mathematics/ Statistics
- Vocation : Occult Fields : Astrologer
- Vocation : Science : Astronomy
- Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection
- Traits : Mind : Exceptional mind
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure
