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Ruđer Josip Bošković
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Croat physicist (1711–1787)

Also known as: Rugjer Josip Bošković, Boskovich, Josip Ruđer Bošković, Roger Boscovich, Roger Bošković, Roger Joseph Boscovich

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Known works

  • Lettere del P. Boscovich
  • The Philosophy of Science of Roger Joseph Boscovich (Philosophy series)
  • De lentibus et telescopiis dioptricis
  • Viaggio astronomico e geografico nello Stato della Chiesa, 1750-1752
  • De continuitatis lege (1996)