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Cornelius Gemma

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Dutch astronomer and astrologer

ScientistsLived 1535 to 1578 · aged 43
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Cornelius Gemma was a Flemish physician, astronomer and astrologer, and the oldest son of cartographer and instrument-maker Gemma Frisius.

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Cornelius Gemma of Leuven, identified as medicus et philosophus, "physician and philosopher"Cornelius Gemma of Leuven, identified as medicus et philosophus, "physician and philosopher"Illustration of an aurora by Cornelius Gemma, the first to be published for scientific purposes, from his 1575 book on the 1572 supernovaIllustration of an aurora by Cornelius Gemma, the first to be published for scientific purposes, from his 1575 book on the 1572 supernovaOne of the many illustrations by Cornelius Gemma from De arte cyclognomica (vol. 3), showing the eye with its hollow optic nerveOne of the many illustrations by Cornelius Gemma from De arte cyclognomica (vol. 3), showing the eye with its hollow optic nerve

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Cornelius Gemma was a Flemish physician, astronomer and astrologer, and the oldest son of cartographer and instrument-maker Gemma Frisius. He was a professor of medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven, and shared in his father's efforts to restore ancient Ptolemaic practice to astrology, drawing on the Tetrabiblos.

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Lived 1535 to 1578 · aged 43
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