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Martin van den Hove

Died on August 7, 1639

Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)

Martin (Maarten) van den Hove (Latinized as Martinus Hortensius (Ortensius)) (1605 – 7 August 1639) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. His adopted Latin name is a translation of the Dutch hof ("garden"), in Latin horta.

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