Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
Florentine astronomer · Scientists · Lived 1397 to 1482 · aged 85
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Something wrong?Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer. Born in Florence, he was a notable local Renaissance figure. Christopher Columbus carried his map on his first voyage to the New World.
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Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
Speculative reconstruction made in 1898 of the map Toscanelli sent to Fernão Martins ("Zipangu" was a name for Japan)
Comparison of Toscanelli's map (yellow) to the Americas (gray) ("Cippangu" was a name for Japan)
The gnomon projection on the floor of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral during the solstice on 21 June 2012Scientists born in the 1390s 2
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Lived 1397 to 1482 · aged 85
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