Pedro Nunes, in Latin Petrus Nonius, lived from 1502 to 11 August 1578 and was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer and professor, probably from a New Christian family of Jewish origin. Considered one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known as the first to approach navigation and cartography with mathematical tools, the first to propose the idea of the loxodrome or rhumb line, and the inventor of several measuring devices, including the nonius, named after his Latin surname, from which the Vernier scale was derived. Born at Alcácer do Sal, he studied at the University of Salamanca, taught at Lisbon from about 1529, took a doctorate in medicine in 1532 and, when the university moved to Coimbra in 1537, taught mathematics there until 1562.
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Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502-11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502-11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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Considered one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, Nunes is best known for being the first to approach navigation and cartography with mathematical tools.
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Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502-11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: [ˈpeðɾu ˈnunɨʃ]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502-11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.
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