Mario Bettinus

Mario Bettini ( Latinized Marius Bettinus; * February 6, 1582 in Bologna, † November 7, 1657 ) was an Italian Jesuit priest, astronomer and mathematician.

Bettini joined the Order in 1595. He taught at the University of Parma moral theology, mathematics, and philosophy.

The lunar crater Bettinus is named after him.

Works

  • Rubenus hilarotragoedia satyropastoralis (Parma 1614)
  • Ludouicus. Tragicum syluiludium (Parma 1622)
  • Lyceum e moralibus, politicis, ac poeticis (Venice 1626 )
  • Florilegium variorum poematum, et dramatum pastoralium (Lyon 1633)
  • Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae (1642 )
  • Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae (Bologna 1648)
  • Recreationum Mathematicarum (Bologna 1659)
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