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Fincke was born in Flensburg, Schleswig and died in Copenhagen. His lasting achievement is found in his book ''Geometria rotundi'' (1583), in which he introduced the modern names of the trigonometric functions tangent and secant. | Fincke was born in Flensburg, Schleswig and died in Copenhagen. His lasting achievement is found in his book ''Geometria rotundi'' (1583), in which he introduced the modern names of the trigonometric functions tangent and secant. | ||
His son in law was the Danish physician and natural historian, Ole Worm, who married Fincke's daughter Dorothea. | His son in law was the Danish physician and natural historian, [[Ole Worm (nonfiction)|Ole Worm]], who married Fincke's daughter Dorothea. | ||
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* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | * [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematician]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Physics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Physics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Ole Worm (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fincke Thomas Fincke] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fincke Thomas Fincke] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:30, 28 February 2019
Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.
Fincke was born in Flensburg, Schleswig and died in Copenhagen. His lasting achievement is found in his book Geometria rotundi (1583), in which he introduced the modern names of the trigonometric functions tangent and secant.
His son in law was the Danish physician and natural historian, Ole Worm, who married Fincke's daughter Dorothea.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Thomas Fincke @ Wikipedia