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DescriptionChristopher Clavius.jpg
Deutsch: Christophorus Clavius (* 1537 oder 1538 vermutlich als Christoph Clau in Bamberg (?); † 6. Februar 1612 in Rom) war Mathematiker und Jesuitenpater am Collegio Romano.
English: Christopher Clavius (1538–1612), German mathematician and astronomer.
Español: Christopher Clavius Junto con Lilio fue el miembro más destacado de la Comisión del Calendario.
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Christopher Clavius (near 1606 and 1909)
Клавиус около 1606 года. Гравюра Эсме де Булонуа по картине Франческо Вилламена
Christopher Clavius Alman matematikçi ve astronomist