Which Happened First?

Jost Bürgi

Jost Bürgi
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Jost Bürgi, active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, mathematician, and writer. Burgi was the brother-in-law and adoptive father of Benjamin Bramer.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Simon Stevin1548–1620
  2. Michael MaestlinSeptember 30, 1550 – October 1631
  3. Jost Bürgi (this page)February 28, 1552 – January 31, 1632
  4. Paolo SarpiAugust 14, 1552 – January 15, 1623
  5. Pietro CataldiApril 15, 1552 – February 11, 1626
  6. Giovanni Antonio MaginiJune 13, 1555 – February 11, 1617

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