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Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 3 May 1786) was a famous Italian Jesuit[1] mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily.

Leonardo Ximenes
Born(1716-12-27)27 December 1716
Trapani, Italy
Died3 May 1786(1786-05-03) (aged 69)
Florence, Italy
NationalitySicilian
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano in Florence, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field. As a hydraulic engineer, he is known for building canals, including the Imperial Canal in Tuscany. These canals were part of an effort to drain the Lago di Bientina, at the time the largest lake in Tuscany.


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  1. XIMENES, Leonardo Enciclopedia Italiana (1937).



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- [en] Leonardo Ximenes

[es] Leonardo Ximenes

Leonardo Ximenes (27 de diciembre de 1716 en Trapani - 4 de mayo de 1786) fue un jesuita, matemático, ingeniero hidráulico y astrónomo italiano.[1] Fue un padre jesuita de familia originariamente española.

[it] Leonardo Ximenes

Leonardo Ximenes (Trapani, 27 dicembre 1716 – Firenze, 4 maggio 1786) è stato un gesuita, astronomo, ingegnere e geografo italiano di grande rilievo della Toscana dei Lorena.



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