Mathematician:Johann Werner

Mathematician

German mathematician whose primary work was in astronomy, mathematics, and geography.

Considered a skilled instrument maker.

Nationality

German

History

• Born: 14 February 1468 in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Bavaria, Germany)
• Died: May 1522 in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Bavaria, Germany)

Theorems and Definitions

• Werner Formulas

Results named for Johann Werner can be found here.

Publications

• 1514: In hoc opere haec continentur Nova translatio primi libri geographiae Cl. Ptolomaei: quae quidem translatio verbum: habet e verbo fideliter expressum
• 1522: In hoc opere haec continentur. Libellvs Ioannis Verneri Nvrembergen. Svper Vigintidvobvs Elementis Conicis. Comentarius seu paraphrastica enarratio in vndecim modos conficiendi eius Problematis quod Cubi duplicatio dicitur. Eivsdem. Comentatio in Dionysodori problema, quo data sphæra plano sub data secat ratione, Alivs modus idem problema coficiendi ab eodem Ioanne Vernero nouissime copertus demostratusq; de motu octauæ Sphæræ, Tractatus duo. Summaria enarratio Theoricæ motus octau Sphæræ
• early 16th century: De Triangulis sphaericis libri quatuor; De meteoroscopiis libri sex
• 1546: Canones sicut breuissimi, ita etiam doctissimi, complectentes praecepta & obseruationes de mutatione aurae

Also known as

His name is also presented as Johannes Werner.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Johann Werner": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive