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Among his students was [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|Johannes Kepler]] (1571-1630). Although he primarily taught the traditional geocentric Ptolemaic view of the solar system, Maestlin was also one of the first to accept and teach the heliocentric Copernican view. | Among his students was [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|Johannes Kepler]] (1571-1630). Although he primarily taught the traditional geocentric Ptolemaic view of the solar system, Maestlin was also one of the first to accept and teach the heliocentric Copernican view. | ||
Maestlin corresponded with Kepler frequently and played a sizable part in his adoption of the Copernican system. Galileo Galilei's adoption of heliocentrism was also attributed to Maestlin. | Maestlin corresponded with Kepler frequently and played a sizable part in his adoption of the Copernican system. [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|Galileo Galilei]]'s adoption of heliocentrism was also attributed to Maestlin. | ||
The first known calculation of the (inverse) [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|golden ratio]] as a decimal of "about 0.6180340" was written in 1597 by Maestlin in a letter to Kepler. | The first known calculation of the (inverse) [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|golden ratio]] as a decimal of "about 0.6180340" was written in 1597 by Maestlin in a letter to Kepler. | ||
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File:Similar Golden Rectangles.png|link=Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Artificial intelligence based on the [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Golden ratio]] develops genuine gratitude for Michael Maestlin's approximation. | File:Similar Golden Rectangles.png|link=Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Artificial intelligence based on the [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Golden ratio]] develops genuine gratitude for Michael Maestlin's approximation. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Gnomoh algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomoh Chronicles]] | |||
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* [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction) | |||
* [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)]] | * [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)]] | * [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Maestlin Michael Maestlin] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Maestlin Michael Maestlin] @ Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 17 September 2021
Michael Maestlin (also Mästlin, Möstlin, or Moestlin) (30 September 1550, Göppingen – 20 October 1631, Tübingen) was a German astronomer and mathematician, known for being the mentor of Johannes Kepler.
Maestlin studied theology, mathematics, and astronomy/astrology at the University of Tübingen—the Tübinger Stift. (Tübingen was part of the Duchy of Württemberg.) He graduated as magister in 1571 and became in 1576 a Lutheran deacon in Backnang, continuing his studies there.
In 1580 he became a professor of mathematics, first at the University of Heidelberg, then at the University of Tübingen, where he taught for 47 years from 1583. In 1582 Maestlin wrote a popular introduction to astronomy.
Among his students was Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Although he primarily taught the traditional geocentric Ptolemaic view of the solar system, Maestlin was also one of the first to accept and teach the heliocentric Copernican view.
Maestlin corresponded with Kepler frequently and played a sizable part in his adoption of the Copernican system. Galileo Galilei's adoption of heliocentrism was also attributed to Maestlin.
The first known calculation of the (inverse) golden ratio as a decimal of "about 0.6180340" was written in 1597 by Maestlin in a letter to Kepler.
In the News
Artificial intelligence based on the Golden ratio develops genuine gratitude for Michael Maestlin's approximation.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)
- Golden ratio (nonfiction)
- Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)
External links
- Michael Maestlin @ Wikipedia