Francesco Bianchini
Francesco Bianchini (13 December 1662 – 2 March 1729) was an Italian philosopher and scientist. He worked for the curia of three popes, including being camiere d'honore of Clement XI, and secretary of the commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.
Francesco Bianchini | |
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| Born | 13 December 1662 Verona, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 2 March 1729 (aged 66) Rome, Papal States |
| Burial place | Verona Cathedral |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
| Occupation | Astronomer, historian, art historian |
| Movement | Scientific Revolution |
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