Adam Ries (1492-March 30, 1559) was a Germanmathematician. He is better known by the name Adam Riese; scientists and historians however point out that the correct spelling of his name is Ries. Image File history File links Adam Riese alias Adam Ries (1492-1559) File links The following pages link to this file: Adam Ries ... Image File history File links Adam Riese alias Adam Ries (1492-1559) File links The following pages link to this file: Adam Ries ... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ...
A native of Staffelstein in Franconia, Ries worked, among other places, in Erfurt and Annaberg, where he headed schools of mathematics. He published three books on calculation: The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German: Franken), an historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... Map of Germany showing Erfurt Mariendom and the Severikirche Erfurt [ˈɛrfʊrt] is a city in central Germany. ... Annaberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
"Rechnung auff der linihen vnd federn" (1522) (this work had at least 108 editions)
"Rechenung nach der lenge auff den Linihen vnd Feder" (1550) (also known by the short title "Practica")
A fourth book of his, "Coss" (1524) on Algebra could not be published when it was written. The manuscript was first printed in 1992 by the publisher B.G. Teubner. Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Algebra is a branch of mathematics, which studies structure and quantity. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
It is noteworthy that Adam Ries did not publish his books in Latin - which was the usual practice in his days - but in German. This way he reached a wider audience and, like Martin Luther, contributed to the unification of the German language. The Luther seal Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) was a German theologian, an Augustinian monk, and an ecclesiastical reformer whose teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and culture of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...
Ries died in Annaberg.
external links
http://www.rz.tu-clausthal.de/Calvoersche_Bibliothek/on-line/Ries.php digital facsimile of "Rechenung nach der lenge auff den Linihen vnd Feder"
Adam—אָדָם in Standard Hebrew, Adamus in Latin, ʾĀḏām in Tiberian Hebrew, and آدم (ʾĀdam) in Arabic—means "man," "earthy," or "red." Eve—חַוָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew, Eva/Eua or Geva in Latin, Ḥawwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—means "living." In Aramaic (חיויה,חיווי,xywy)— means snake.
Adam received her as his wife, and said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." He called her Eve (Hebrew: Chava "life"), because she was the mother of all living.
While Adam is regarded as the first human in Islam, he is also seen as a prophet, in the sense that he was one of the people to whom God spoke.
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