Person: Gerson, Rabbi Levi Ben

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Levi ben Gerson was a French scholar who wrote on trigonometry as well as astronomy and philosophy.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1288, Bagnols now Bagnols sur Cèze, Provence, France. Died 20 April 1344, Avignon, France.

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Astronomy, Geography


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive