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.

Legacy

In addition to the works already mentioned Boscovich published Elementa universae matheseos (1754), the substance of the course of study prepared for his pupils, and a narrative of his travels entitled Giornale di un viaggio da Constantinopoli in Polonia (A diary of the journey from Constantinople to Poland) (1762), of which several editions and a French translation appeared.

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1754 - Constantinople - 1762

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The Institute of Theoretical Physics in Zagreb, founded in 1950 bears his name upon the proposal of physicist Ivan Supek. The Astronomical Society in Belgrade and a crater on the Moon also bear his name. The picture of Ru?er Bo?kovi? appeared on every single bill of Croatian dinar (now kuna) banknotes.

Related Topics:
Zagreb - 1950 - Ivan Supek - Belgrade - Moon - Kuna

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