Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology
- Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology
Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology ( _pl. krakowska szkoła matematyczna i astrologiczna) refers to the mid-to-late-15th-century group of influential mathematicians and astrologers at Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
Notable members
* Jan z Głogowa – author of widely-recognized mathematical and astrological tracts
* Marcin Biem – author of the Julian calendar reform
* Marcin Bylica – later court astrologer of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, the King of Hungary
* Wojciech z Brudzewa – teacher of notable scholars active in European universities
* Marcin Król
* Nicolaus Copernicus – studied in Kraków from 1491–1495
References
* Cite web
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first=Stanisław
ee also
* Kraków School of Mathematics
* Polish School of Mathematics
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