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Giambattista Benedetti
1530Aug, 14

Giambattista Benedetti

Giambattista Benedetti, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1590)
Giambattista (Gianbattista) Benedetti (August 14, 1530 – January 20, 1590 in) was an Italian mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundials, and the science of music.

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