Mario Bettinus
Encyclopedia
Mario Bettinus is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
name, Mario Bettini) (February 6, 1582 – November 7, 1657) was an Italian Jesuit philosopher, mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. The lunar crater Bettinus
Bettinus (crater)
Bettinus is a lunar impact crater located near the southwest limb. Due to its location, the crater has a distinctly oval shape because of foreshortening. To the south of the rim is the similar-sized crater Kircher, and to the northwest is the slightly smaller Zucchius...
was named after him by Giovanni Riccioli in 1651. His Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae is an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities. This work had been reviewed by Christoph Grienberger
Christoph Grienberger
Christoph Grienberger was an Austrian Jesuit astronomer, after whom the crater Gruemberger on the Moon is named.-Biography:Born in Hall in Tirol, in 1580 Christoph...
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Works
- Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, 1642
- Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae, 1648
- Rubenus