Jan Vaerman

Academia Mathematica of Oeffen-school van de Wiskonst, verdeelt in twee boecken, 1719 (BEIC digital library.)

Jan Vaerman (26 April 1653, Erembodegem – 1720, Brugge)^[1]was a Flemish mathematician. He worked as a school teacher in Bruges and, between 1693 and 1717, in Tielt. He wrote about geometry, arithmetic, geography, planimetry, astronomy, navigation, defensive walls and solar watches.

Works

Vaerman, Jan. Academia Mathematica of Oeffen-school van de Wiskonst, verdeelt in twee boecken. Brugghe: Pieter vande Cappelle.

References

↑ Frans Josef Peter Van den Branden, Vaerman (Jan), in Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde, L.J. Veen, 1890, p. 799

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