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Reinhold, Erasmus

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Born Saalfeld, (Thuringia, Germany), 22 October 1511

Died Saalfeld, (Thuringia, Germany), 19 February 1553

Erasmus Reinhold is best known for his preparation of the Prutenic Tables, calculated from Nicolaus Copernicus ’s heliocentric theory.

Reinhold’s father Johann (1479–1558) studied in Leipzig and Cologne. He served in the Chancellory of George, Duke of Saxony, and as secretary to the Abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Saalfeld, and held various civic offices in Saalfeld, including that of Mayor. Johann Reinhold prospered sufficiently to enable his son to go from the Stadtschule(municipal school) in Saalfeld to Wittenberg University, where he dedicated himself primarily to the study of mathematics under Jacob Milichius. After graduation, Erasmus Reinhold was made professor of higher mathematics (i.e., astronomy). He was elected dean of the philosophical faculty on repeated occasions and, in 1549–1550, rector of the university. Reinhold enjoyed a certain advancement through his...

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  1. Universität Landau, Landau in der Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Hamel, J. (2014). Reinhold, Erasmus. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1158

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