Roger Joseph Boscovich
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Roger Joseph Boscovich SJ (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; pronounced [rûd͡ʑer jǒsip bôʃkoʋit͡ɕ]; Italian: Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich;[2] Latin: Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius;[3] 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa.[4] He studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works.[5]
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Roger Joseph Boscovich | |
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Born | Ruđer Josip Bošković (1711-05-18)18 May 1711 |
Died | 13 February 1787(1787-02-13) (aged 75) |
Citizenship | Republic of Ragusa |
Alma mater | Collegio Romano[1] |
Known for | Precursor of the atomic theory Founder of Brera Observatory |
Awards | ForMemRS (1761) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theology, physics, astronomy, mathematics, natural philosophy, diplomacy, poetry |
Institutions | Brera Observatory University of Pavia |
Boscovich produced a precursor of atomic theory and made many contributions to astronomy, including the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature and for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position. In 1753 he also discovered the absence of an atmosphere on the Moon.[6]