Rodrigo Zamorano
Rodrigo Zamorano (1542–1620) was a cosmographer of the royal house of Philip II of Spain. Zamorano was born in Valladolid. He was author of several books on navigation, astronomy, calendars and mathematics.
Rodrigo Zamorano
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- 1542 · Valladolid.
- Died
- 1620 · Seville.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- cartographer · mathematician · historian of mathematics · pilot major · university teacher · geographer
- Languages
- Spanish
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Rodrigo Zamorano (1542–1620) was a cosmographer of the royal house of Philip II of Spain. Zamorano was born in Valladolid. He was author of several books on navigation, astronomy, calendars and mathematics.
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He was, at one time, placed in charge of the Casa de Contratación. In 1576, he translated Euclid's Elements into Spanish. He died in Seville. The mathematician Edward Wright incorporated a translation of Zamorano's Compendio de la Arte de Navegar into his own work, Certaine Errors in Navigation, in 1599.
Rodrigo Zamorano is recorded as cartographer, mathematician, historian of mathematics, pilot major and university teacher.
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1542
Rodrigo Zamorano was born in 1542 at Valladolid.
1620
Rodrigo Zamorano died in 1620 at Seville.
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- 1.manchmal wird auch Valladolid angegeben
- 2.Sophie Hopkins. ZAMORANO, Rodrigo (1542-1620) Compendio del arte de navegar. Christie's. 2022-12-14.
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«Por un materialismo no castrado».
Conversación de Rodrigo Zamorano con Silvia Schwarzböck, Aisthesis, 2022
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