Ruđer Josip Bošković

Croat physicist (1711–1787)

† 1787-02-13 · Authors · Poet; cross-wiki notability: present on 47 language Wikipedias

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Life

Ruđer Josip Bošković was born on May 18, 1711 in Dubrovnik and died on February 13, 1787 in Milan, aged 75. Recorded occupations: physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat and poet. Country of citizenship: Republic of Ragusa. Positions held include director. Fields of work: physics, mathematics and astronomy. Notable works include “De litteraria expeditione per Pontificiam ditionem ad dimetiendos duos meridiani gradus et corrigendam mappam geographicam”, “Philosophiae naturalis theoria redacta ad unicam legem virium in natura existentium”, “Opera pertinentia ad opticam et astronomiam”, “De viribus vivis”, “De lumine” and “De continuitatis lege”. Educated at Roman College and Sant'Andrea delle Fratte. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society. Member of Royal Society of London, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL.

At a glance

Born: May 18, 1711 · Dubrovnik
Died: February 13, 1787 · Milan
Age at death: 75
Citizenship: Republic of Ragusa
Occupations: physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet
Positions held: director
Notable works: De litteraria expeditione per Pontificiam ditionem ad dimetiendos duos meridiani gradus et corrigendam mappam geographicam, Philosophiae naturalis theoria redacta ad unicam legem virium in natura existentium, Opera pertinentia ad opticam et astronomiam, De viribus vivis, De lumine, De continuitatis lege
Education: Roman College, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte
Honours: Fellow of the Royal Society
Wikipedia editions: 47 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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