Pierre Gassendi
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 17:35, 20 June 2007 WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 17:42, 20 June 2007 WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| + | '''Pierre Gassendi''' ([[January 22]], [[1592]] – [[October 24]], [[1655]]) was a [[France|French]] [[philosopher]], [[scientist]], [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] and [[mathematician]], best known for attempting to reconcile [[Epicureanism|Epicurean]] [[atomism]] with [[Christianity]] and for publishing the first official observations of the [[Transit of Mercury]] in [[1631]]. The [[Moon|Moon's]] Gassendi crater is named after him. | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 20 June 2007
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Pierre Gassendi (January 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, scientist, astronomer/astrologer and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity and for publishing the first official observations of the Transit of Mercury in 1631. The Moon's Gassendi crater is named after him.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Pierre Gassendi" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
