Vicente Mut Armengol

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Mut and the second or maternal family name is Armengol; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Vicente Mut Armengol
Vicente Mut i Armengol
Born(1614-10-25)October 25, 1614
Palma de Mallorca, Kingdom of Spain
Died27 April 1687(1687-04-27) (aged 72)
Palma de Mallorca, Kingdom of Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupations
  • Astronomer
  • Engineer
  • Historian
  • Mathematician
  • Soldier
Academic background
Alma materEstudi General Lul·lià
Influences
Academic work
Influenced

Vicente Mut i Armengol (25 October 1614 – 27 April 1687) was a Mallorcan astronomer, engineer, historian, mathematician and soldier. One of the most distinguished Spanish astronomers of the seventeenth century, Mut studied the Pleiades, the diameter of the Sun, and the determination of the meridians.