Nilakantha Somayaji

Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji, also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was an Indian mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. He was renowned for his integration of Sanskrit astronomical epistemology with mathematical analysis.

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Who was born first?

• Nilakantha Somayaji was born 6 years before Yuriy Drohobych
• Nilakantha Somayaji was born 6 years before Abraham Zacuto
• Nilakantha Somayaji was born 8 years after Regiomontanus
• Nilakantha Somayaji was born 15 years before Conrad Celtes
• Nilakantha Somayaji was born 16 years before Thomas Linacre

Timeline

1. RegiomontanusJune 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476
2. Nilakantha Somayaji (this page)June 14, 1444 – 1501
3. Abraham ZacutoAugust 12, 1450 – 1515
4. Yuriy Drohobych1450 – February 4, 1494
5. Conrad CeltesFebruary 1, 1459 – February 4, 1508
6. Thomas Linacre1460 – October 20, 1524

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