1761 - 1816
Josef de Mendoza y Ríos Spanish Mathematician
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| First Name |
Josef
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| Middle Name |
De Mendoza Y
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| Last Name |
Ríos
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| Birthday |
29th January, 1761
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| Birthplace |
Sevilla, Spain
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| Died |
4th March, 1816
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| Place of Death |
Brighton, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
Spanish
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| Occupation |
Mathematician
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Josef (also José or Joseph) de Mendoza y Ríos (1761–1816) was a Spanish astronomer and mathematician of the 18th century, famous for his work on navigation. The first work of Mendoza y Ríos was published in 1787: his treatise about the science and technique of navigation in two tomes. He also published several tables for facilitating the calculations of nautical astronomy and useful in navigation to calculate the latitude of a ship at sea from two altitudes of the sun, and the longitude from the distances of the moon from a celestial body.
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