Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop

Dirck van Nierop Rembrantsz (* 1610 in Niedorp, † November 4, 1682 ) was a Dutch cartographer, astronomer, mathematician and surveyor of the 17th century.

Importance

Dirck van Nierop Rembrantsz wrote more than thirty scientific books. The Nieuw Dubbelt Nierper Graed - boeck was launched in 1683 to nine times. The Nieropper almanacs published annually from 1655 to 1683. Dirck van Nierop Rembrantsz has issued one of the journals of the explorer Abel Tasman. He was also one of the specialists for navigation means the Dutch East India Company.

He has also developed many sundials. As a teacher, he had a lot of control men and captains. Among his students:

  • January Albertsz van Dam (teacher of Tsar Peter the Great) ( Horn, 1717)
  • Pieter van Nierop Rembrantsz, author of many books such as almanacs ( Nieuwe Niedorp 1640 - Hoorn 1708), his nephew
  • Cornelis Pietersz Neuvel, born in Niedorp, from 1682 accountant at the yard and teacher of the art of navigation in Emden
  • Peter Maassen Smit, about 1680 teachers of the art of navigation in Blokzijl.

He maintained friendly or business contacts with Christiaan Huygens, Nicolaas Witsen, Gerrit van Goedesbergh and René Descartes and maintained an extensive scientific correspondence, including with Frans van Schooten, the scholar and statesman Nicolaas Witsen, the Gdańsk astronomer Hevelius of Hevel and Christiaan Huygens. His nephew Pieter van Nierop Rembrantsz issued a part of his correspondence from 1653 to 1682. Among them is a letter from Bagge change from Arendal in Norway, who asks him after the calculation of moon stands for 1665 and it offered him three fathoms of firewood.

As a cartographer, he worked with the explorer Willem de Hesselsz Vlamingh. The Europes Paskaart, a nautical chart from 1658, bears his name.

He remained all his life living in his birthplace Niedorp ( Westfriesischer name Nierop ). Allegedly, he was originally a shoemaker, but can also refer to his brother.

Works

  • Nederduytsche Astronomia. 1653
  • Verklaringhe over de loop of Hemels, 1658
  • Wiskonstige Muzyka, 1659
  • Libro delos Grados, 1668
  • Onderwijs the Zee - Vaert 1670, Göttingen Digitisation Centre
  • Hire Eenige Oefeningen in Godlijcke Wiskonstige, 1674
  • Nieropper Schatkamer 1676
  • In Aertrycks Beweging en de sun - style stand, 1661

He was also with Willem de Vlaming out charts.

Works ( co-author )

  • Friese Sterrekunst, 1652
  • Kort onderwijs The Horologien, 1665
  • Rekeningh om te Wäcken, 1674
  • With Nicolaas Witsen Noord en Oost Tartaryen, 1702, Göttingen Digitisation Centre
  • Beginzelen Eerste van de Arithmetica of Reken art voor Amsterdamse schoolen, 1801

Almanacs

  • Almanac ten years 1651 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut ( USA)
  • Zaagmans almanac, 1673 Zeeland libraries Middelburg Zeeland Netherlands
  • Nieropper almanac, 1674 Maritime Museum Amsterdam Netherlands
  • Written Almanac spanish, Brown University, Providence Rhode Iceland USA
  • Almanac eight years, 1681 University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Almanac eight years, 1687 University of Leiden
  • Almanac eight years, 1690 Technical University of Leiden, The Netherlands

Letters

  • Christiaan Huygens, The Hague April 27, 1660, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (mathematics)
  • Nicolaas Witsen, Amsterdam January 9th 1682, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands ( Cartography )
  • Hendrik Lanschot, Middelburg August 15, 1982, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Astronomy)

Exhibitions

  • Tijdgebonden Almanakken s calendar Koninklijke Bibliotheek The Hague, Netherlands 2000
  • Abel Tasman / DR van Nierop Sydney Australia 2006
  • Johan Hevelius / DR van Nierop Nederlands Uurwerkmuseum Zaandam Netherlands 2007
  • Het Oost en West vinden the Lengtegraad Nederlands Uurwerkmuseum Zaandem Netherlands 2008
  • Almanakken en oude prenten Regionaal Archief Alkmaar 2009
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