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Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (died 1632)

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Jost Bürgi

Swiss clock and instrument maker (1552–1632)

Jost Bürgi, active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, mathematician, and writer.
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February 28

Day of the year

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year.
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