David Gans
David Gans · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Astronomer, mathematician and historian who worked with Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler at Prague and wrote on astronomy and chronology
1541, Lippstadt, Germany — 1613, Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Germany · Bohemia (Prague)
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David Gans was a Jewish astronomer, mathematician, historian and Talmudist of the Renaissance who lived in Prague and worked alongside the astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler at the imperial court. He wrote the historical chronicle 'Tzemach David' and works on astronomy and cosmography, helping bring contemporary science into the Jewish world. He was an observant Jew.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Astronomer, mathematician and historian who worked with Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler at Prague and wrote on astronomy and chronology
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
