Georg Joachim de Porris, known as Rheticus, was born at Feldkirch in the Archduchy of Austria on 16 February 1514 and died on 4 December 1574. He was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, maker of navigational instruments, medical practitioner and teacher, best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's only pupil. He studied at Wittenberg, where he took the name Rheticus from Rhaetia, the Latin name of his home region, and he saw his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium through to publication. The lunar crater Rhaeticus and the asteroid 15949 Rhaeticus are named after him.
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He facilitated the publication of his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). == Surname == Rheticus was born at Feldkirch in the Archduchy of Austria.
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He facilitated the publication of his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). == Surname == Rheticus was born at Feldkirch in the Archduchy of Austria.
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Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (; 16 February 1514-4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher.
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He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil.
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Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (; 16 February 1514-4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher.
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