Born in Feldkirch, Austria to the town physician, Rheticus was exposed to science throughout his childhood. However, in 1528, his father was tried and convicted on a charge of sorcery, and subsequently beheaded. This family tragedy did not discourage...

1514-1574 German mathematician whose Narratio prima (1540) was the first published account of Nicolaus Copernicus's work. A disciple of Copernicus, Rheticus was instrumental in convincing him to publish De revolutionibus (1542). Rheticus also...

Georg Joachim von Lauchen, also known as Rheticus (February 16 1514 – December 4 1574), was a mathematician, cartographer, navigational and other instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric...