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Clavius, Christoph
(b. Bamberg, Germany, 25 March 1538;
d. Rome, Italy, 6 February 1612), astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, education.
For the original article on Clavius see DSB, vol. 3.
Clavius offered the last serious defense of the ancient Ptolemaic cosmology and published one of the earliest critiques of Copernican theory.
Christopher clavius biography
Along with his students, he authenticated Galileo’s early telescopic discoveries and prominently recognized their epochal significance in his widely used textbook of elementary astronomy. Clavius attained international estee m for his exposition of Euclid'sElements and spent much of his career establishing an important place for mathematical studies in Jesuit schools.
He was also a member of the papal commission that planned and executed the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582 and through subsequent publications became the principal expositor and defender of the Gregorian calendar.
Biographical Background .
Other than his birth date in Bamberg,