Person: Pitiscus, Bartholomeo

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Bartholomeo Pitiscus was a Polish theologian who first coined the word Trigonometry.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 24 August 1561, Grünberg, Bohemia (now Zielona Góra, Poland). Died 2 July 1613, Heidelberg, Electoral Palatinate (now Germany).

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Analysis, Astronomy, Geometry, Origin Poland


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References

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