Pedro Nunes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Nunes

mathematician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1502

Place of Birth: Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal District, Portugal

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: astronomer, physician, mathematician, geographer, cartographer, philosopher, cosmographer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pedro Nunes (Portuguese: ['ped?u 'nun??]; Latin: Petrus Nonius; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.Nunes, considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, is best known for his contributions in the nautical sciences (navigation and cartography), which he approached, for the first time, in a mathematical way.
He was the first to propose the idea of a loxodrome, and was the inventor of several measuring devices, including the nonius (from which Vernier scale was derived), named after his Latin surname.