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Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology (Polish: Krakowska Szkoła Matematyczna i Astrologiczna) refers to the mid-to-late-15th-century group of influential mathematicians and astrologers at Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
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- Jan z Głogowa – author of widely-recognized mathematical and astrological tracts
- Marcin Biem – author of the Julian calendar reform
- Marcin Bylica – later court astrologer of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, the King of Hungary
- Wojciech z Brudzewa – teacher of notable scholars active in European universities
- Marcin Król
- Nicolaus Copernicus - studied in Kraków from 1491–1495
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