BOSCOVICH, ROGER JOSEPH

BOSCOVICH, ROGER JOSEPH
   an Italian mathematician and astronomer, born at Ragusa; entered the Order of the Jesuits; was professor in Pavia, and afterwards at Milan; discovered the equator of the sun and the period of its rotation; advocated the molecular theory of physics, with which his name is associated; died insane (1701-1787).

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  • Boscovich, Roger Joseph — (1711–1787) Jesuit mathematician and scientist. Born in Dubrovnik of Serbian and Italian parents, Rudjer Josip Boškoviś was educated at Rome, and became professor of mathematics at the Collegium Romanum in 1740. He contributed extensively to… …   Philosophy dictionary

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  • Roger Joseph Boscovich — Ruđer Josip Bošković Roger Joseph Boscovich Ruđer Josip Bošković (18 mai 1711, Raguse 13 février 1787, Milan), ou Roger Joseph Boscovich, ou encore Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich était un jésuite, mathématicien, physicien, astronome, poète latin et… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Boscovich — Rugjer Josip Bošković, Gemälde von R. Edge Pine, 1760 Rugjer Josip Bošković (* 18. Mai 1711 in Ragusa, damals autonome Stadtrepublik, heute Dubrovnik, Kroatien; † 12. Februar 1787 in Mailand, Italien) geboren und war ein Jesuit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Bayma — (born November, 1816 in Piedmont, Italy; died February 7, 1892 at Santa Clara, California) was a mathematician, philosopher, and scientist. He is known for work relating to stereochemistry and mathematics.He entered the Society of Jesus on… …   Wikipedia

  • Boscŏvich — (spr. Boskowitsch), Roger Joseph, geb. 1711 in Ragusa, trat in den Jesuitenorden, wurde 1740 Professor der Mathematik im Collegium romanum in Rom, vollzog 1750–53 mit dem Pater Maire die Gradmessung im Kirchenstaate, machte dann eine große Reue,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Boscovich — (spr. bóskowitsch), Roger Joseph, Mathematiker und Astronom, geb. 18. Mai 1711 in Ragusa, gest. 15. (13.) Febr. 1787, trat früh in den Jesuitenorden, wurde 1740 Lehrer der Mathematik und Philosophie am Collegium Romanum und führte im Kirchenstaat …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Roger Boscovich — Ruđer Josip Bošković Roger Joseph Boscovich Ruđer Josip Bošković (18 mai 1711, Raguse 13 février 1787, Milan), ou Roger Joseph Boscovich, ou encore Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich était un jésuite, mathématicien, physicien, astronome, poète latin et… …   Wikipédia en Français

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