(Johann Müller) Regiomontanus
1436-1476
German mathematician and astronomer who introduced Arabic algebraic and trigonometric methods to Europe, thus providing a systematic basis for their furthe...
Read more
Johannes Regiomontanus
1436-1476
German Astronomer and Mathematician
Johannes Regiomontanus played a key role in reforming astronomical studies in fifteenth-century Europe by emphasizing and acting on...
Read more
The German astronomer and mathematician Regiomontanus (1436-1476) constructed the first European observatory and established trigonometry as a separate area of study in mathematics.Regiomontanus, call...
Read more
Regiomontanus was the pen name of Johann Müller, responsible for what some call the "rebirth of trigonometry" during the century following his death. Although he was a practicing astrologer , he ...
Read more