Alternate Names
Novara, Domenico Maria da; Ploti Ferrariensis
Born Ferrara, Italy, 29 July or 1 August 1454
Died Bologna, Italy, 15 or 18 August 1504
Domenico da Novara was a teacher of Nicolaus Copernicus .
Domenico’s family name was Ploti; they originated in Novara, a city in northwestern Italy, and later moved to Ferrara in northeastern Italy, where Domenico was born. He obtained both the title of Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine, but we do not know at which university he studied. A possible record of his education is contained in an astrological text ascribed to Dominicus. The author testifies he was a pupil of Johann Müller (Regiomontanus), who traveled in Italy between 1460 and 1467 and later between 1472 and 1475 and lived in various Italian cities for long periods, including Ferrara. In any case, da Novara taught astronomy at Bologna University from 1483 till his death.
During this period da Novara was requested to publish prognostications for every year; many of them (in...
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Truffa, G. (2014). da Novara, Domenico Maria. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1021
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