Johannes Phocylides Holwarda
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Johannes Phocylides Holwarda
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Johannes Phocylides Holwarda was a Frisian astronomer, physician, and philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Franeker from 1639 to 1651. Born in Holwerd, he is best remembered for his discovery of the length of Mira's varying appearance cycle. In a systematic study in 1638, he found that Mira disappeared and reappeared in a varying cycle of about 330 days. Holwarda was also a supporter of "atomism". His Philosophia Naturalis, seu Physica Vetus-Nova, published posthumo
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Frisian astronomer, physician and philosopher
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