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- DictionaryRe·gi·o·mon·ta·nus, Johannes/ˌrāɡēōˌmônˈtänəs/
- 1. (1436–76), German astronomer and mathematician; born Johannes Müller. Considered the most important astronomer of the 15th century, he translated Ptolemy's Mathematical Syntaxis and wrote four monumental works on mathematics and astronomy.
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11 hours ago · John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, which is from the Greek ...
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11 hours ago · Luxembourg (/ ˈ l ʌ k s əm b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ LUK-səm-burg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg [ˈlətsəbuəɕ] ⓘ; German: Luxemburg [ˈlʊksm̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; French: Luxembourg [lyksɑ̃buʁ] ⓘ), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
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11 hours ago · Johann Froben published it first within a revised edition of the Adagia in 1515, then as a stand-alone work in 1517. Sileni is the plural (Latin) form of Silenus , a creature often related to the Roman wine god Bacchus and represented in pictorial art as inebriated, merry revellers, variously mounted on donkeys, singing, dancing, playing flutes ...
- Counsellor to Charles V. (hon.)
1 day ago · Adel wird oft von andersartigen Führungsschichten nicht hinreichend unterschieden. Daraus ergibt sich eine so starke Heterogenität des Adelsbegriffs, dass die genaue Definition von Adel nur mit Blick auf eine bestimmte Region und einen bestimmten Zeitraum geliefert werden kann.
