Leonardo Ximenes
Leonardo Ximenes | |
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Born |
Trapani, Italy | 27 December 1716
Died |
14 May 1786 69) Florence, Italy | (aged
Nationality | Italian |
Fields | Mathematics |
Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 4 May 1786) was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from the Sicily region.
After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.
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