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'''Thomas Fincke''' (6 January 1561 |
'''Thomas Fincke''' (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[mathematics|mathematician]] and [[physics|physicist]], and a professor at the [[University of Copenhagen]] for more than 60 years. |
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Fincke was born in [[Flensburg]], [[Schleswig]] and died in [[Copenhagen]]. His lasting achievement is found in his book ''Geometria rotundi'' (1583), in which he introduced the [[trigonometric function]]s [[tangent (trigonometric function)|tangent]] and [[secant]]. |
Fincke was born in [[Flensburg]], [[Schleswig]] and died in [[Copenhagen]]. His lasting achievement is found in his book ''Geometria rotundi'' (1583), in which he introduced the [[trigonometric function]]s [[tangent (trigonometric function)|tangent]] and [[secant]]. |
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Revision as of 17:39, 7 March 2010
Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.
Fincke was born in Flensburg, Schleswig and died in Copenhagen. His lasting achievement is found in his book Geometria rotundi (1583), in which he introduced the trigonometric functions tangent and secant.
His son in law was the great Danish physician and natural historian, Ole Worm, who married his daughter, Dorothea.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Thomas Fincke", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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