Immanuel ben Jacob Bonfils
Immanuel ben Jacob Bonfils (around 1300-1377) was a physicist , mathematician and astronomer of the 14th century .
He lived in Orange (Vaucluse) and later in Tarascon . He derived his astronomy mainly from Al-Battani and Levi ben Gershon . 1340–65 he worked in Provence . In 1365 he finished his astronomical table work in Tarascon.
literature
P. Solon: The Six Wings of J. Bonfils and Michael Chrysokokkes , in: Centaurus, 15 (1970) 1-20
Works
- Kanfe nesharim (wings of eagles) in six parts; or Shesh kenafayim (six wings)
Web links
- http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1295&letter=B
- http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/sceti/ljs/PageLevel/index.cfm?option=view&ManID=ljs204
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonfils, Immanuel ben Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Physicist, mathematician and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1300 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1377 |