Simon Marius
German astronomer
Simon Marius was a German astronomer. He was born in Gunzenhausen, near Nuremberg, but spent most of his life in the city of Ansbach. He is best known for being among the first observers of the four largest moons of Jupiter, and his publication of... Wikipedia
Born: January 20, 1573, Gunzenhausen, Germany
Died: January 5, 1625 (age 51 years), Ansbach, Germany
Known for: Naming the four largest moons of Jupiter, studying Andromeda Galaxy, Jupiter
Parents: Reichart Mayr
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Marius died in Ansbach on December 26, 1624. His earliest astronomical activities include observations of a comet in 1596 and of Kepler's supernova in 1604. In ...