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Oronce Finé - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Oronce Finé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronce_Finé Oronce Finé From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oronce Finé (or Fine;[1] Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician and cartographer. Oronce Finé Contents 1 Life 2 Mathematics 3 Astronomy and geography 4 Death and legacy 5 Honours 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Oronce Finé Life Born 20 December 1494 Born in Briançon, the son and grandson of physicians, he was educated in Paris (Collège de Navarre) and obtained a degree in medicine Briançon, France in 1522. Died 8 August 1555 (age 60) Paris, France He was imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology. Residence France In 1531, he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the Collège Royal (the present Collège de France), founded by King Francis I, Nationality French where he taught until his death.[2][3] Fields Cartography, mathematics Mathematics Although primarily a populariser, Finé was one of the most prolific authors of mathematical books of his age. He worked in a wide range of mathematical fields, including practical geometry, arithmetic, optics, gnomonics, astronomy and instrumentalism.[4] 2 22 ⁄9 47 11 He gave the value of pi (≈ 3.14159) to be 7 ≈ 3.1746 in 1544. Later, he gave 15 ≈ 3.1333 and, in De rebus mathematicis (1556), he gave 378 ≈ 3.1410. Astronomy and geography In 1542 Finé published De mundi sphaera (On the Heavenly Spheres), a popular astronomy textbook whose woodcut illustrations were much appreciated.[5] His writing on astronomy included guides to the use of astronomical equipment and methods (e.g. the ancient practice of determining longitude through the coordinated observation of lunar eclipses from two fixed points with enough distance between them to make the phenomena appear at different times of the night). He also described more recent innovations, such as an instrument he called a méthéoroscope (an astrolabe modified by adding a compass). Explanatory work was complemented by direct contributions. His woodcut map of France (1525) is one of the first of its kind. He constructed an ivory sundial in 1524, which still exists.[6] Finé's heart-shaped (cordiform) map projection may be his most famous illustration, and was frequently employed by other notable cartographers, including Peter Apian and Gerardus Mercator.[7] Finé attempted to reconcile discoveries in the New World with old medieval legends and information (derived from Ptolemy) regarding the Orient. Thus, on one of his two world maps, Nova Universi Orbis Descriptio (1531), the legend marked Asia covers both North America and Asia, which were represented as one landmass. He used the toponym "America" for South America, and thus Marco Polo's Mangi, Tangut and Catay appear on the shores of the present-day Gulf of Mexico. On the same map, Finé drew Terra Australis to the south, including the legend "recently discovered but not yet completely explored", by which he meant the discovery of Tierra del Fuego by Ferdinand Magellan.[8] Finé's cosmography was derived from the German mathematician and cosmographer Johannes Schöner.[9] In his study of Schöner's globes, Franz von Wieser, found that the derivation of Finé's mappemonde from them was "unmistakeable (unverkennbar)"; he said "Orontius Finaeus took from Schöner not only the 'Brasilie Regio'", but the whole Austral Continent, the Strait of Magellan, and above all the whole arrangement of lands; in a word, the mappemonde of Oronce Finé is a copy of Schöner's".[10] Lucien Gallois also noted [11] the undeniable ressemblance parfaite between Finé's 1531 mappemonde and Schöner's globe of 1533. As Schöner's globe of 1523, Heart-shaped map which also closely resembled Finé's mappemonde, was not identified until 1925 by Frederik (F.C.) Wieder, Gallois was forced to argue that Finé, who said he had been working on his mappemonde since 1521, had had direct or indirect personal communication with Schöner or had drawn upon his 1515 Luculentissima descriptio. Wieder's identification of Schöner's map gores of 1523 strengthens Gallois' case for Finé's reliance upon Schöner.[12] Death and legacy Finé died in Paris at age 60. Jean Clouet is said to have painted a portrait of Finé in 1530, when Finé was 36. With the original painting lost, the rendering is now known only through prints derived from the original image. Honours The lunar crater Orontius and Finaeus Cove in Antarctica are named after Oronce Finé, using his Latinized name. In 2014, a square named after Oronce Fine was inaugurated in Paris, France. 1 of 2 3/28/2016 11:11 AM Oronce Finé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronce_Finé See also Charles Hapgood References 7. Jean-Jacques Brioist, 'Oronce Fine and Cartographical Methods', in Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The 1. For the debate over the French spelling of Finé's name see Alexander Marr, 'Introduction', in Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' Tyas, 2009), pp. 137–155. (Shaun Tyas, 2009), pp. 1–12. Finé's name is often found spelt with an acute accent, but the 8. Robert J. King, "Terra Australis Not Yet Known", National Library of Australia, Mapping our Dictionnaire de Biographie française (ed. Roman D'Amat, Paris, 1975, p.1370) gives a very World: Terra Incognita to Australia, Canberra, National Library of Australia, 2013, p. 82. ]]. definite direction that his name should be spelt without an accent, "Fine, et non Finé". Image at Rare Maps from the State Library of New South Wales (http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au 2. Isabelle Pantin, 'Oronce Fine's Role as Royal Lecturer', in Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The Worlds of /search~S2?/XNova%20et&SORT=D/XNova%20et&SORT=D&SUBKEY=Nova%20et Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009), /1,280,280,E/l856~b2431215&FF=XNova%20et&SORT=D&15,15,,1,0) pp. 13–30. 9. Henry Harrisse, The Discovery of North America, London, 1892 (reprinted Amsterdam, N. 3. [1] (http://apprendre-math.info/history/photos/Fine.jpeg) Israel, 1961), p. 583. 4. Alexander Marr, 'Introduction', in Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: 10. Franz von Wieser, Magalhães-Strasse und Austral-Continent. Auf den Globen Johannes Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009), pp. 1–12 Schöner. Beitrage zur Geschichte der Erdkunde im xvi. Jahrhundert, Innsbruck, 1881 (reprinted 5. Adam Mosley, 'Early Modern Cosmography: Fine's Sphaera mundi in Content and Context', in Amsterdam, Meridian, 1967), pp. 67, 79–80. Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in 11. Lucien Gallois, Les Géographes allemands de la Renaissance, Paris, Leroux, 1890 (repr. Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009), pp. 114–136. Amsterdam, Meridian, 1963), p. 92.[2] (https://archive.org/details/lesgographesall00gallgoog) 6. Catherine Eagleton, 'Oronce Fine's Sundials: The Sources and Influences of De solaribus 12. F. C. Wieder (ed.), Monumenta Cartographica, The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1925, Vol. I, pp. horologiis', in Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments 1–4, "The Globe of Johannes Schöner, 1523–1524", and Plates 1–3. and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009), pp. 83–99 Further reading Alexander Marr (ed.), 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009) External links Mathematicians: Fine (http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fine.html) Wikimedia Commons has Monique Pelletier, "The Cordiform World Maps by Oronce Fine," Cartographica Helvetica 12 (1995) 27–37: Summary media related to Oronce (http://www.kartengeschichte.ch/ch/summaries/e09d.html). Finé. THE MYSTERIES OF THE PIRI REIS MAP: THE CART OF ORONTIUS FINAEUS (Oronce Fine) (http://www.diegocuoghi.it/Piri_Reis /PiriReis_eng.htm) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oronce_Finé&oldid=705952694" Categories: 1494 births 1555 deaths People from Briançon University of Paris alumni Collège de France faculty French astronomers French cartographers 16th-century astronomers 16th-century French mathematicians 16th-century cartographers 16th-century French people French mathematicians This page was last modified on 20 February 2016, at 14:59. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 2 of 2 3/28/2016 11:11 AM.
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