Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1605)

Martin van den Hove

Dutch astronomer and mathematician (1605-1639)

Martin (Maarten) van den Hove (Latinized as Martinus Hortensius (Ortensius)) (1605 – 7 August 1639) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. His adopted Latin name is a translation of the Dutch hof ("garden"), in Latin horta.