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French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Italian polymath

German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer

English mathematician and geographer

English author, editor and translator

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer

Navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer

Venetian patriot, scholar, scientist and church reformer

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel

French chemist and physician

Italian philosopher

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics"

English botanist

16th century Italian theologian and astronomer

English physician

Engineer, cartographer

Scottish mathematician

English aristocrat

Italian politician, scientist and painter

Jesuit brother, painter

English cartographer and historian

Italian churchman, Papal diplomat and writer on art theory

Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer

German astronomer and mathematician

Italian priest and missionary

British scientist

Scientist and philologist

German Baroque painter

Finnish priest and astronomer

16th century German doctor and chemist

Dutch scientist

German pastor

Belgian mineralogist and physician

cartograaf

German physician and alchemist

English alchemist

French astronomer