Giovanni Demisiani (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δημησιάνος; died 1614), a Greek from Zakynthos, was a theologian, chemist, mathematician to Cardinal Gonzaga, and member of the Accademia dei Lincei.[1][2] Demisiani is noted for coining the name telescope (from the Greek τῆλε, tele "far" and σκοπεῖν, skopein "to look or see") for a version of the instrument presented by Galileo Galilei to the Accademia dei Lincei at a banquet honoring Galileo’s induction into the Accademia in 1611.[2]
Giovanni Demisiani | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 1614 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Known for | Lincean, naming the Telescope. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, chemistry |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "The Eye of the Lynx" by David Freedberg, Page 115
- ^ a b "STAR FIELDS, Newsletter of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston Vol. 18, No. 9 October 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
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- Short biography (in Greek)
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