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David Origanus or David Tost (9 July 1558 – 11 July 1628/29) was a
David Origanus or David Tost (9 July 1558 – 11 July 1628/29) was a German
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astronomer and professor for Greek language
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and Mathematics
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at the Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder)
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, where he had also studied.
Tost was born in Glatz (Kladsko), Bohemia
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(now Kłodzko in southern Poland
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). During his scientific career he observed numerous comet
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s and published about Ephemeris
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in 1599 and 1609. In contrast to Tycho Brahe, he was convinced that the Earth rotates. He died in Frankfurt (Oder), aged 71.
Works
* ''Novae motuum coelestium ephemerides Brandenburgicae'', Frankfurt aO: Eichornius, 1609, „Praefatio" * ''Ephemerides Novae Annorum XXXVI, Incipientes Ab Anno ... 1595, Quo Joannis Stadii maxime aberrare incipiunt, & desinentes in annum 1630: Quibus praemissa est Introductio Seu Compendiaria Ephemeridum Enarratio ...'' Eichornius, 1599https://books.google.com/books?id=RXg6MgAACAAJ&dq=Origanus+novae+Eichornius&lr=Notes
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Origanus, David 16th-century German astronomers 16th-century German mathematicians People from Kłodzko People from Austrian Silesia European University Viadrina alumni Academic staff of European University Viadrina 1558 births 1628 deaths 17th-century German astronomers