- Christopher Wursteisen
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Christopher Wursteisen (Latin: Christianus Vurstitius) (born c 1570) was a law student at the University of Padua from 1595. He has been identified with the Cristiano Vurstisio who was credited by Galileo[1] with introducing the teachings of Copernicus to the University, where Galileo was teaching mathematics.[2] He may have been a son of Christian Wursteisen of Basel, who has also been credited with introducing the Copernican system to Padua.
According to German sources, Emanuel Wurstisen (1586–1601) was a son of Christian Wurstisen (1544–1588) who studied in Basel and became a doctor in Biel.[3]
References
- ^ Galilei, Galileo (1632). Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico e Copernicano. Florence: Giovanni Batista Landini. http://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Dialogo_sopra_i_due_massimi_sistemi_del_mondo_tolemaico_e_copernicano/Giornata_seconda. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Drake, Stillman (1978). Galileo at Work: His Scientific Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-486-49542-6. http://books.google.ie/books?id=OwOlRPbrZeQC. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ PND
See also
Categories:- 16th-century astronomers
- 16th-century mathematicians
- University of Padua alumni
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