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SYNOPSES, ZUSAMMENFASSUNGEN
UDC 52(497.4)929Frischlin N.
Stanislav Južnič
The Ljubljana rector, the astronomer and poet Frischlin
The paper describes the astronomical works of the Ljubljana rector Frisch-
lin, with the main emphasis on his connections with other Protestant astrono-
mers. His opinions were in sharp contrast with those of his student Maestlin
and also those of Maestlin’s student Kepler. Frischlin refused all three kinds of
astronomy although it provided a livelihood for many professional astrono-
mers, including Kepler. Frischlin accepted Pope Gregory’s Catholic calendar
reform but Maestlin strongly refused it. Eventually Kepler and later astrono-
mers had to accept the convenient Gregorian unification. Frischlin was not
completely unfavourable to Copernicus, although he did not become Coperni-
can in the Maestlin or Kepler sense. He kept a more agnostic position, as later
Blaise Pascal did. Frischlin wrote his most important astronomical work, De
astronomicae artis, in Ljubljana. It was the first internationally known astronomi-
cal work produced within the area of modern Slovenia. Valvasor published a
comparatively long description of Frischlin’s work in Ljubljana with a special
emphasis on Frischlin’s poetry devoted to the secrets of Lake Cerknica. This
paper is the first to discuss this matter in the light of this important source.
Prevod povzetkov v angleščino: Margaret Davis
419
UDC 52(497.4)929Frischlin N.
Stanislav Južnič
The Ljubljana rector, the astronomer and poet Frischlin
The paper describes the astronomical works of the Ljubljana rector Frisch-
lin, with the main emphasis on his connections with other Protestant astrono-
mers. His opinions were in sharp contrast with those of his student Maestlin
and also those of Maestlin’s student Kepler. Frischlin refused all three kinds of
astronomy although it provided a livelihood for many professional astrono-
mers, including Kepler. Frischlin accepted Pope Gregory’s Catholic calendar
reform but Maestlin strongly refused it. Eventually Kepler and later astrono-
mers had to accept the convenient Gregorian unification. Frischlin was not
completely unfavourable to Copernicus, although he did not become Coperni-
can in the Maestlin or Kepler sense. He kept a more agnostic position, as later
Blaise Pascal did. Frischlin wrote his most important astronomical work, De
astronomicae artis, in Ljubljana. It was the first internationally known astronomi-
cal work produced within the area of modern Slovenia. Valvasor published a
comparatively long description of Frischlin’s work in Ljubljana with a special
emphasis on Frischlin’s poetry devoted to the secrets of Lake Cerknica. This
paper is the first to discuss this matter in the light of this important source.
Prevod povzetkov v angleščino: Margaret Davis
419
