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[[File:Oronce_Finé.jpg|thumb|Oronce Finé.]]'''Oronce Finé''' (or '''Fine'''; Latin: ''Orontius Finnaeus'' or ''Finaeus''; Italian: ''Oronzio Fineo''; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]] and cartographer.


He was imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing [[Judicial astrology (nonfiction)|judicial astrology]].
In 1531, he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the Collège Royal (the present Collège de France), founded by King Francis I, where he taught until his death.
Although primarily a populariser, Finé was one of the most prolific authors of mathematical books of his age. He worked in a wide range of [[Mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematical]] fields, including practical geometry, arithmetic, optics, gnomonics, astronomy, and instrumentalism.
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
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* [[Judicial astrology (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]]
* [[Oronce Finé (nonfiction)]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronce_Fin%C3%A9 Oronce Finé] @ Wikipedia
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Oronce Finé.

Oronce Finé (or Fine; Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician and cartographer.

He was imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.

In 1531, he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the Collège Royal (the present Collège de France), founded by King Francis I, where he taught until his death.

Although primarily a populariser, Finé was one of the most prolific authors of mathematical books of his age. He worked in a wide range of mathematical fields, including practical geometry, arithmetic, optics, gnomonics, astronomy, and instrumentalism.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

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External links:

Attribution:

By Unknown - Tardy, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22132473

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