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  Jurij Vega - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jurij (or George in English) was educated first in Moravče and later in 1767 attended high school for six years in Ljubljana, studying Latin, Greek, religion, German, history, geography, science, and mathematics.
Vega retained his record 52 years until 1841 and his method is mentioned still today.
Jurij Vega was a member of the Academy of Practical Sciences in Mainz, the Physical and Mathematical Society of Erfurt, the Bohemian Scientific Society in Prague, and the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin.
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 Jurij Vega
Jurij (German = Georg, English George) was educated first in Moravče and later in 1767 he attended high school for six years in Ljubljana.
Vega retained his record 35 years until 1824 and his method is mentioned still today.
The Slovene PTT has issued a stamp honouring Jurij Vega and the National Bank of Slovenia has issued a 50 Tolar banknote, also in his honour.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ju/Jurij_Vega.html   (1146 words)

  
 Vegovi dnevi 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Baron Jurij Vega (1754 - 1802), mathematician, the author of the first complete tables of logarithms that were used all over the world, and artillery expert, the founder of ballistics science.
Jurij Vega was born on 23rd of March 1754 in the small village of Zagorica (near Dolsko), 20km from Ljubljana.
Vega's tables of logarithms were soon translated in almost all European languages and were widely used until they were replaced by the electronic calculators.
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 Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also Veha) (official Latin Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German Georg Freiherr von Vega) (March 23, 1754–September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
On August 20, 1789 Vega achieved a world record when he calculated pi to 140 places, of which 137 were correct.
The Slovene PTT has issued a stamp honouring Jurij Vega and the National Bank of Slovenia has issued a 50 Tolar banknote in his honour.
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 Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jurij Vega was born on March 23, 1754 in Zagorica, small village near Ljubljana.
Jurij Vega left Ljubljana five years after graduation and entered military service in 1780 as professor of mathematics at the Artilery School in Vienna.
Slovenian PTT issued a stamp honouring Jurij Vega and the National Bank of Slovenia issued a 50 Tolar banknote in his honour.
www.ijp.si /DMFA/vega   (618 words)

  
 Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jurij (German = Georg English George) was educated first in Moravče and in 1767 he attended high school for six in Ljubljana.
Vega retained his 52 years until 1841 and his method is mentioned still His article was not published by the until six years later in 1795.
Jurij Vega was a member of the of Practical Sciences in Mainz the Physical Mathematical Society of Erfurt the Bohemian Scientific Society in Prague and the Prussian Academy of Sciences Berlin.
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 BARON JURIJ VEGA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Baron Jurij Vega (1754 - 1802), mathematician, the author of first complete tables of logarithms that were used all over the world and artillery expert, the foundator of ballistics science.
Jurij Vega was born on 23 of March 1754 in small village Zagorica, 20km from Ljubljana.
The Vega's tables of logarithms were soon translated in almost all European languages and were widely used until they have been replaced by the electronic calculators.
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also correct Veha) (official Latin Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German Georg Freiherr von Vega) (March 23, 1754 andndash; September 26, 1802) was a Slovenian mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
Jurij (or George in English) was educated first in Moravand#269;e and later in 1767 attended high school for six years in Ljubljana, studying Latin, Greek, religion, German, history, geography, science, and mathematics.
When Jurij was 33 he married Josefa Svoboda (Joand#382;efa Swoboda) (1771andndash;1800), a Czech noble from Ceske Budejovice who was 16 at that time.
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 Encyclopedia: Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Therefore the Apparent magnitudevisual magnitude of Vega was decided to be, by definition, zero at all wavelengths (this is no longer the case, as apparent magnitude is now most commonly defined in terms of the flux from the star).
The flux density of Vega drops rapidly in the infrared, and is near 100 Jy at 5 micrometres.
Vega, Haninge, Sweden is a town in the municipality of Haninge in Sweden
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 Vega (crater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vega is an eroded lunar crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon, named after Slovene mathematician Jurij Vega.
'Vega B' overlays the southern part of the southern floor and inner wall.
The southern part interior floor is partly overlaid by the outer rampart of 'Vega B'.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vega_(crater)   (228 words)

  
 Slovenia News
From the scientific point of view, Jurij Vega was mainly a mathematician, though his work was of a wider range.
Vega became a reformist of the artillery curriculum and was the first to introduce higher mathematics into artillery schools.
Vega's best works were translated, from the original German and Latin, into all major European languages by the mid 19th century.
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 Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The parents of Jurij Vega (Georg is the German version of his name)were poor farmers, his father dying when Jurij was 6 years old.
Vega wrote on artillery but he is best remembered for his tables of logarithms and trigonometric functions.
As a military man Vega was involved in several wars.
www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk /history/Mathematicians/Vega.html   (306 words)

  
 Jurij Vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also correct Veha) (official Latin Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha) (March 23, 1754 - September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
The problems cover the following areas: logic, algebra, metaphysics, geometry, trigonometry, geodesy, stereometry, geometry of curves, ballistic and general and special physics.
When Jurij was 33 he married Josefa Svoboda (Jožefa Swoboda) (1771-1800), a Czech noble from Ceske Budejovice who was 16 at that time.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/jurij_vega   (1169 words)

  
 Slovenia News
He was, for example, the first person in the world to calculate the mathematical constant π (3.14) to an accuracy of 140 decimal places in 1789, a record that was not broken until 50 years later.
With his work as a mathematician, Vega became one of the pioneers of ballistics science, as his logarithms provided a much needed scientific basis for ballistics.
Vega was a member of the Academy of Practical Sciences in Mainz, the Physical and Mathematical Society of Erfurt, the Bohemian Scientific Society in Prague, and the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin.
slonews.sta.si /index.php?id=2064   (616 words)

  
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Baron Jurij Vega, his picture, his mortar and coat of arms, wich is over topped as record of the fights with French and Turkish banner.
The lecturers of mathematics knew that Vega was the inventor of those Tables, but it was not their job description to teach biography, and they avoided to reveal anything about this very interesting Slovenian person.
Jurij Vega was born 1754 in the village of Zagorica, in the parish of Moravce.
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 The world's top vega disambiguation websites
Amelia Vega is Miss Universe 2003 from Dominican Republic (born approx.
Isidra Vega is a hispanic actress in the USA (born 1979)
baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer (1754-1802)
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 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Thus the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia together with Slovene Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology is launching the project "JURIJ VEGA".
We named the project after Jurij Vega, one of the most important icons in the Slovene scientific history.
The main goal of the project "JURIJ VEGA" is to locate Slovene scientists and researchers who are residing in the U.S. and connect them with the scientific and research institutions and universities in Slovenia.
www.sigov.si /mzz/dkp/vwa/eng/projekt_juri_vega.shtml   (280 words)

  
 Jurij Vega (1754-1802)
According to the latest census, Slovenia is home to 1.96m people, so it strikes one as almost unbelievable to realise just how much knowledge Slovenian experts have contributed to the world heritage.
The books of logarithm tables by Jurij Vega (1754 - 1802), for example, were one of the most widespread teaching materials when they were published at the end of the 18th century, as well as an unparalleled aid for computations.
Vega also made a name for himself when he calculated the mathematical constant π (Ludolf's number) to an accuracy of 140 decimal places, an achievement that was not surpassed for five decades.
www.uvi.gov.si /eng/slovenia/background-information/vega   (226 words)

  
 1953 vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Vega Science Trust - Interview With Max Perutz - Freeview Video We at the Vega Science Trust deem it a privilege to have met him,...
Vega's annish (anniversary issue) was 100 pages—absolutely unheard of in that era.
Vega Sicilia Masterclass with Xavier Ausas 1953 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Unico - Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero 80% tempranillo, 15% cabernet sauvignon.
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 Famous Slovenians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jurij Vega is the foremost Slovenian mathematician and author of several textbooks on higher mathematics.
A memorial room has been arranged at Vega's birthplace in Zagorica near Dolsko (20 km from Ljubljana).
Rihard Jakopič, Slovenia's leading Impressionist painter and theoretician, studied at the Vienna Academy, the Ažbe Art School in Munich, and the Hynais Art Academy in Prague.
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 1960 vega   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Facel Vega Facellia f2 Facel Vega Facellia f2 Coupé (1960) Photo Format 1024x768.
Facel Vega Pictures and wallpapers AllSportAuto.com - Facel Vega Pictures and wallpapers and more than 15 000 photos on sport, classic and concept car (ferrari, lamborghini, lotus, maserati,...
Vega de Liordes (1960), Collado de Liordes (1960), Fuente Dé (1078)...
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 Vega 4 - MultiGen-Paradigm - Vega Prime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Darth Vega to the Rescue (Page 4) His parents divorced when he was 8, leaving Vega, the oldest of four kids, to be raised by
C/ Lope de Vega 4, Barcelona 08005, Spain 3 out of 4 TripAdvisor users found this review to be helpful.
Vega Prime is based on VSG (Vega Scene Graph), MultiGen-Paradigm's advanced cross 4+ GB hard drive.
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 news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Under the brand name, it is called VEGA and presented under the slogan »Third time lucky«, is WWI going to offer wireless telecommunications services at good value for the Slovene customers.
Slovenes also associate the name with the famous mathematician and soldier the Baron Jurij Vega.
The company's premises have been moved to new spacious offices on Brnciceva street, where we can see the new signs in three colors around the building and also in their offices.
www.vega070.com /rich/eng/novice/pr120901.jsp   (335 words)

  
 Euro Collections International :: View Product
The most recent proof set from the Bank of Slovenia features all nine of the nation's circulating coins plus a 500 tolar bimetallic commemorative coin marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jurij Vega.
Born on March 23, 1754 in the small village of Zagorica, Vega became one of Slovenia's most renowned mathematicians.
The reverse of the commemorative coin features a profile of Vega in the background with a compilation of mathematical symbols (including vectors and variables) in the foreground.
eurocollections.com /catalog?category=365&product=1621   (191 words)

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