Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
Bošković, Ruđer Josip, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, 1711-1787 S.J.
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Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, 1711-1787 S.J.
Bošković, Ruđer Josip
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip
Rugerius Josephus Boscovich 1711-1787
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Rugerius Josephus Boscovich 1711-1787
Boscovich, Roger Joseph
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Boscovich, Roger Joseph
Boskovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
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Boskovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
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Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, S.I., 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe, S.I., 1711-1787
Boscovich, Rogerius Joseph
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Boscovich, Rogerius Joseph
Bošković, Ruđer Josip, S.I., 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip, S.I., 1711-1787
Boscovich, Roger J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Roger J. 1711-1787
Boschovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
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Boschovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
Bošković, Ruđer Josip
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip
Bošković Ruđer 1711-1787
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Bošković Ruđer 1711-1787
Boscovich, Rogerius Iosephus
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Boscovich, Rogerius Iosephus
Bošković, Ruđer
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Bošković, Ruđer
Boschovich Ruggiero Giuseppe 1711-1787
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Boschovich Ruggiero Giuseppe 1711-1787
Boscovich, R. G. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, R. G. 1711-1787
Bošković, Ruđer 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer 1711-1787
Bošković, Roger Josef, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Roger Josef, 1711-1787
Boškowich, Joseph, 1711-1787
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Boškowich, Joseph, 1711-1787
Bošković, Ruđer J. 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer J. 1711-1787
Bošković, Josip Ruđer
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Bošković, Josip Ruđer
Bošcović, Roger Josef, 1711-1787
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Bošcović, Roger Josef, 1711-1787
Boskovic, Josip Ruder
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Boskovic, Josip Ruder
Bochkovitch, Roudjer Yossif, 1711-1787
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Bochkovitch, Roudjer Yossif, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ructer J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ructer J. 1711-1787
Boscowich, Joseph 1711-1787
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Boscowich, Joseph 1711-1787
Boscovich, Jos. Rog 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Jos. Rog 1711-1787
Boscovich, Roger J.
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Boscovich, Roger J.
Bošković, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
Boschovich, Jozef Roger
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Boschovich, Jozef Roger
Boscovich, Rogerio Josepho 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Rogerio Josepho 1711-1787
Boscowich, Joseph.
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Boscowich, Joseph.
Boshkovich, Rudzher Iosip, 1711-1787
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Boshkovich, Rudzher Iosip, 1711-1787
Boškovič, Rudjer Josip
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Boškovič, Rudjer Josip
Boscovich, Rogerio J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Rogerio J. 1711-1787
Boskovic , Rudjer Josip
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Boskovic , Rudjer Josip
Boscovich, Roger-Joseph 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Roger-Joseph 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruffiero G. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruffiero G. 1711-1787
Boškowich, Joseph
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Boškowich, Joseph
Bochkovitch, Rudjer, 1711-1787
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Bochkovitch, Rudjer, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero G. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggiero G. 1711-1787
Bošković, Rudjer J. 1711-1787
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Bošković, Rudjer J. 1711-1787
Boškowich, Joseph
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Boškowich, Joseph
Bošcović, Ruđer J. 1711-1787
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Bošcović, Ruđer J. 1711-1787
Boscovich, Josephus R. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Josephus R. 1711-1787
Bošković, Roger Josef 1711-1787
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Bošković, Roger Josef 1711-1787
Bošković, Rugjer Josip
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Bošković, Rugjer Josip
Bošković, Ruder 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruder 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuse
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Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuse
Bochkovitch, Rogerus Josef 1711-1787
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Bochkovitch, Rogerus Josef 1711-1787
Boscovich, R. G. 1711-1787 (Ruggero Giuseppe),
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Boscovich, R. G. 1711-1787 (Ruggero Giuseppe),
Boškovič, Rudžer Josip.
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Boškovič, Rudžer Josip.
Bošković, R. J.
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Bošković, R. J.
Boskovic, Ruder
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Boskovic, Ruder
Boškovič, Rudžer Iosip 1711-1787
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Boškovič, Rudžer Iosip 1711-1787
Bošković, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruggiero J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Ruggiero J. 1711-1787
Boscovich, Rogerius Josephus
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Boscovich, Rogerius Josephus
Boscovich, Rogerius J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Rogerius J. 1711-1787
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Boscowich, Rogerius J. 1711-1787
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Boscowich, Rogerius J. 1711-1787
Bošković, Rudjer Josip
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Bošković, Rudjer Josip
Bošković, Rudžer Josip, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Rudžer Josip, 1711-1787
Bošković, Josip Ruđer, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Josip Ruđer, 1711-1787
Boškovic ́, Josip Ruđer 1711-1787
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Boškovic ́, Josip Ruđer 1711-1787
Boscovich, R. J.
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Boscovich, R. J.
Bošcović, Josip Ruđer, 1711-1787
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Bošcović, Josip Ruđer, 1711-1787
Boschowich, Rogerius Josephus 1711-1787
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Boschowich, Rogerius Josephus 1711-1787
Bošković, Josip Ruđer 1711-1787
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Bošković, Josip Ruđer 1711-1787
Boškowich Joseph 1711-1787
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Boškowich Joseph 1711-1787
Boscovich, Rogerius Josephus 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Rogerius Josephus 1711-1787
Boskovic, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
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Boskovic, Rudjer Josip, 1711-1787
Boscovich, Rudjer J. 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Rudjer J. 1711-1787
Boscovich, Ruffiero Giuseppe.
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Boscovich, Ruffiero Giuseppe.
Boscowich, Josephk 1711-1787
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Boscowich, Josephk 1711-1787
Boscowich, Rogerius Josephus
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Boscowich, Rogerius Josephus
Bošković, Rudjer Josip
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Bošković, Rudjer Josip
Bošković, Ruđer Josip S.I. 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip S.I. 1711-1787
Bošković, Josip Ruđer
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Bošković, Josip Ruđer
Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe.
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Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe.
Bochkovich Rugerro Giuseppe 1711-1787
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Bochkovich Rugerro Giuseppe 1711-1787
Boscovich, Josephus Rogerius 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Josephus Rogerius 1711-1787
Bošković, Ruđer Josip, 1711-1787
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Bošković, Ruđer Josip, 1711-1787
Bošković, Josip R. 1711-1787
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Bošković, Josip R. 1711-1787
Boscovic, Giuseppe 1711-1787
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Boscovic, Giuseppe 1711-1787
Boscovich, Roger Josef 1711-1787
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Boscovich, Roger Josef 1711-1787
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Rudjer Josip Boskovic was a mathematian and natural philosopher. Croation by birth, he spent most of his life in Rome and Milan, but also lived briefly in Paris and London.
Italian mathematician and natural philosopher.
Biographical Information
Rudjer Josip Boscovich, Yugoslavian mathematician and natural philosopher, was born in Dalmatia at Ragusa on May 18, 1711. In 1725, at the age of fifteen, he entered the Society of Jesus, beginning his studies in mathematics and physics at Collegio Romano, the preeminent Jesuit college. After completing his novitiate in 1740, Boscovich was appointed professor of mathematical science at the Collegio where he continued to teach for twenty years, publishing many dissertations on topics such as sunspots, the Aurora Borealis, the effects of gravity, and the transit of Mercury.
He soon became well known all over Europe and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. His prominence as a mathematician earned him commissions from Pope Benedict XIV in 1742 to reinforce the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica and to survey the meridian of the Papal States. It is widely believed that it was due to Boscovich's influence that the same Pope removed Copernicus from the Index of Forbidden Books.
He is credited with developing the first description of atomic theory, which was published in his principal work: Philosophiae Naturalis Theoria redacta ad unicam legem virium in natura existentium, or A Theory of Natural Philosophy Reduced to a Single Law of the Actions Existing in Nature.
Boscovich was appointed chair of mathematics at the University of Pavia in 1764. While still holding this position, he was invited by the Jesuits in Milan to erect an observatory at their college at Brera, where he eventually became director. In 1769 the London Academy offered to send Boscovich to lead an expedition to California to observe the transit of Venus, but the Suppression of the Jesuits by enemies of the church in Europe made this an impossibility.
In 1772, he was invited by King Louis XV to become director of optics for the navy in Paris, a position he held for over ten years. Although he had become a naturalized citizen of France, he returned to Italy in 1783 continuing his scientific and literary work. Boscovich died in Milan in 1787.
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