Francesco Bianchini

Francesco Bianchini
Born13 December 1662 Edit this on Wikidata
Verona, Republic of Venice
Died2 March 1729 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 66)
Rome, Papal States
Burial placeVerona Cathedral
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Padua
OccupationAstronomer, historian, art historian Edit this on Wikidata
MovementScientific Revolution
Monument in the Cathedral of Verona

Francesco Bianchini (13 December 1662 – 2 March 1729)[1] was an Italian philosopher and scientist. He worked for the curia of three popes, including being camiere d'honore of Clement XI, and secretary of the commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.

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