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Thomas Fincke
1561Jan, 6

Thomas Fincke

Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)
Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.

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