Christopher Clavius
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Christopher Clavius (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) was a German Jesuit mathematician and astronomer who modified the proposal of the modern Gregorian calendar after the death of its primary author, Aloysius Lilius. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement of Lilio's work. In his last years he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in and even out of Europe.
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See also
- Asteroid 20237 Clavius
- Clavius (crater), a lunar crater named after Clavius
- Clavius Base, located in Clavius crater, in both the novel and film versions of 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Aloysius Lilius
- Computus
- List of Jesuit scientists
- List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
- Bracket (mathematics)
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