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Johannes Fabricius

Astronomy

Johannes Fabricius was a Frisian astronomer who, working with his father David Fabricius in 1611, became one of the first Europeans to observe and publish a description of sunspots, using a camera obscura to project and safely study the image of the sun.

Facts
Birth Year
1587 1
Death Date
1616-03-19 1
Death Year
1616 1
Death Place
Dresden, Germany 1
Nationality
Germany 1
Birthplace
Resterhafe, Germany 1
Field
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
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1. Johannes Fabricius (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1616-03-19T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1616-03-19T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Germany
    Q183
  • P20 (place of death): Dresden, Germany
    Q1731
  • P19 (place of birth): Resterhafe, Germany
    Q2145988
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