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Leonardo Ximenes | |
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 Leonardo Ximenes | |
| Born | 27 December 1716 |
| Died | 3 May 1786 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Known for | having established the Osservatorio Ximeniano in Florence |
| Parent(s) | Giuseppe Ximenes and Tommasa Ximenes (née Corso) |
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| Institutions | University of Florence |
Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 3 May 1786) was a famous Italian Jesuit, mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily.[1]
After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano in Florence, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.[2]
- ^ Ximenes, Leonardo entry (in Italian) by Enrico Carusi in the Enciclopedia Treccani, 1937
- ^ "La nostra storia". Fondazione Osservatorio Ximeniano (in Italian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.