Ismaël Bullialdus
French astronomer
Died when: 89 years 58 days (1069 months)Star Sign: Libra
Ismaël Boulliau (French: [buljo];Latin: Ismaël Bullialdus; 28 September 1605 – 25 November 1694) was a 17th-century French astronomer and mathematician who was also interested in history, theology, classical studies, and philology.
He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, an intellectual community that exchanged ideas.An early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo, Ismael Bullialdus has been called "the most noted astronomer of his generation".
One of his books is Astronomia Philolaica (1645).
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