Wikipedia: Erasmus Reinhold

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Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553) was born and died in Saalfeld, Thueringia, Germany .
He was educated at Wittenberg and at the University of Wittenberg first elected dean then became rector. In 1536 he was appointed professor of mathematics by [Philip Melanchton]?.

Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553) was born and died in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany.
He was educated at the University of Wittenberg, where he was first elected dean and later became rector. In 1536 he was appointed professor of mathematics by [Philip Melanchton]?.

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Duke Albert of Brandenburg Prussia financed the printing of Reinhold's [Prutenicae Tabulae]? Astronomical Tables (Prutenische Tafeln). Prutenia was one of the names for Prussia. These Prussian tabulaes disseminated the [Copernican Theory]?.

Duke Albert of Brandenburg Prussia financed the printing of Reinhold's [Prutenicae Tabulae]?, or "Prussian Tables." These astronomical tables helped to disseminate Copernican principle throughout the Empire.

Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553) was born and died in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany. He was educated at the University of Wittenberg, where he was first elected dean and later became rector. In 1536 he was appointed professor of mathematics by [Philip Melanchton]?. Reinhold identified and listed a large number of stars.