Govaert Wendelen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Govaert Wendelen, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

3 records1580–16673 events0 places

Chronological biography

1580

Birth of Govaert Wendelen6 June 1580

Science / Astronomy

Birth of Govaert Wendelen

1630

Discovery of AU1630

Science / Astronomy

Measured the distance between the Earth and the Sun using the method of Aristarchus of Samos, the value he calculated was 60% of the true value 243 times the distance to the Moon; the true value is about 384 times

1667

Death of Govaert Wendelen24 October 1667

Science / Astronomy

Death of Godefroy Wendelin

Record provenance

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