Rudjer Boscovich

Rudjer Joseph Boscovich (first name also sometimes spelled Roger in English; Italian Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich; Croatian and Serbian Ru?er Josip Bo?kovi?, ????? ????? ????????) (May 18, 1711 – February 13, 1787), was a Jesuit, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat and poet from Dubrovnik (or Ragusa, the previously frequently referred to Italian version) who later lived in England, France and finally Italy.

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Italian - Croatian - Serbian - May 18 - 1711 - February 13 - 1787 - Jesuit - Physicist - Astronomer - Mathematician - Philosopher - Diplomat - Poet - Dubrovnik - Ragusa - England - France - Italy

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He is famous for his atomic theory, given as a clear, precisely-formulated system utilizing principles of Newtonian mechanics. This work inspired Michael Faraday to develop field theory for electromagnetic interaction. Boscovich also gave many important contributions to astronomy, including the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature and for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position.

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Atomic theory - Newtonian mechanics - Michael Faraday - Field - Electromagnetic interaction - Astronomy - Equator - Planet - Observation - Orbit

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