Mario Bettinus | |
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 Frontispiece of Mario Bettini's Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae.
An elderly Jesuit man (possibly Bettini himself), gestures towards the garden at right, where young men enjoy mathematic instruments, which are also being used by the statues that surround the loggia in the middle ground. | |
| Born | February 6, 1582 |
| Died | 7 November 1657 (aged 75) Bologna, Papal States |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Mario Bettini |
| Occupations | |
| Known for | Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae |
| Scientific career | |
| Notable students | |
Mario Bettinus (Italian name: Mario Bettini; 6 February 1582 – 7 November 1657) was an Italian Jesuit philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Bettinus was named after him by Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.[1]
- ^ Scott, John M., S.J. (Fall 1995), "34 Jesuits on the Moon" (PDF), Creighton University Window: 12–15
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