Ismaël Boulliau

Ismaël Boulliau , known as also Ismaël Boullian or Ismaël Bullialdus , born with Loudun the September 25th 1605 and died in Paris the November 25th 1691, is a French astronomer.

Secretary of Jacques of Puy, it translated many works of the Greek into Latin.

A lunar crater, Bullialdus, were named in its honor.

Principal works

  • Of will natura lucis (1638)
  • Philolaus (1639)
  • Expositio rerum mathematicarum AD legendum Platonem utilium , translation of Théon of Smyrna (1644)
  • Astronomia philolaica (1645)
  • Of lineis spiralibus (1657)
  • Opus novum AD arithmeticam infinitorum (1682)
  • AD astronomos monita duet (1667)

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