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| | Longomontanus - LoveToKnow Watches |
 | | LONGOMONTANUS (or [[Longberg), Christian Severin]] (1562-1647), Danish astronomer, was born at the village of Longberg in Jutland, Denmark, on the 4th of October 1562. |
 | | His father, a poor labourer called Soren, or Severin, died when he was eight years old. |
 | | He visited Frauenburg, where Copernicus had made his observations, took a master's degree at Rostock, and at Copenhagen found a patron in Christian Friis, chancellor of Denmark, who gave him employment in his household. |
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