Nicholas of Lynne
Nicholas of Lynne , also Latinized Nicolas de Linna , (* around 1330 probably in Norfolk ; † after 1386) was a Carmelite and astronomer .
Nicholas of Lynne became a Carmelite , according to John Bale , a 16th century historian, and studied at Oxford . In 1386 he published a "calendar" with astronomical tables up to 1462 on behalf of John of Gaunt .
He later became known through his work Inventio Fortunata , in which he describes the mythical Magnetberg .
literature
- Egerton Sykes: Nicolas of Lynn: The explorer of the Arctic 1330-1390 . Markham House, Brighton 1969, ISBN 0-900993-06-5 .
Web links
- Sigmund Eisner: Lynn, Nicholas. In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- TJ Oleson: Nicholas of Lynne . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 24 volumes, 1966–2018. University of Toronto Press, Toronto ( English , French ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicholas of Lynne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicolas de Linna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Carmelite and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1330 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Norfolk |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1386 |