Marcin Bylica

A 15th-century Polish astronomer, astrologer, and physician. After studying at the University of Kraków, he worked in Bologna and Rome before becoming the court astronomer and astrologer to King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. In collaboration with the astronomer Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller), he created astronomical and astrological tables, and pursued astronomical research in Pressburg (present-day Bratislava), Esztergom, and Buda. In his later years, he bequeathed numerous astronomical books and observational instruments to the University of Kraków, influencing the development of future Polish astronomy.

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Year	Marcin Bylica
1433	Birth of Marcin Bylica (Period: Around 1433 (some sources state early 1433 to late 1434; exact date unknown), Location: Olkusz (Poland))
1452	Enrollment at the University of Kraków (Marcin Bylica, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1452, Location: Kraków (Poland))
1456	Obtaining a Degree at the University of Kraków (Marcin Bylica, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1456–1459, Location: Kraków (Poland))
1463	Lectures on Astronomy at the University of Bologna (Marcin Bylica, Age: 30 years old, Period: 1463, Location: Bologna (Italy))
1464	Meeting and Joint Research with Regiomontanus (Marcin Bylica, Age: 31 years old, Period: Circa 1464, Location: Rome (Italy)) Activities as Court Astrologer in Rome (Age: 31 years old, Period: Circa 1464, Location: Rome (Italy)) Creation of Astronomical Tables with Regiomontanus (Age: 31 years old, Period: Circa 1464–1467, Location: Rome, Esztergom, etc.)
1467	Participation in the University of Pressburg (Age: 34 years old, Period: Circa 1467, Location: Pressburg (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia)) Research at the Esztergom Observatory (Age: 34 years old, Period: Circa 1467, Location: Esztergom (Hungary))
1468	Bohemian War (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1468–1478, Location: Central Europe including Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia) Appointment as Court Astrologer to Matthias Corvinus (Marcin Bylica, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1468, Location: Around Pressburg (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia)) Astrological Judgment on the Comet of 1468 (Marcin Bylica, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1468, Location: Kingdom of Hungary) Becoming Court Astronomer and Astrologer to Matthias Corvinus (Marcin Bylica, Age: 35 years old, Period: 1468, Location: Kingdom of Hungary, mainly Buda)
1470	Activities at the Buda Astronomical Observatory (Marcin Bylica, Age: 37 years old, Period: 1470s–1480s, Location: Buda (present-day Budapest, Hungary))
1480	Production and Collection of Large Celestial Globes (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1480, Location: Kingdom of Hungary)
1486	Acquisition of a Large Astrolabe (Marcin Bylica, Age: 53 years old, Period: 1486, Location: Kingdom of Hungary)
1490	Activities After the Death of Matthias Corvinus (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1490 and later, Location: Buda (present-day Budapest, Hungary))
1493	Death of Marcin Bylica (Age: 60 years old, Period: Around 1493) Bequest of Astronomical Materials to the University of Kraków (Marcin Bylica, Age: 60 years old, Period: Circa 1493–1494, Location: Buda to Kraków (Kingdom of Hungary and Poland))
Unknown	Ottoman–Hungarian Wars (Period: Late 15th century, Location: Southern Kingdom of Hungary and the Balkans) Marriage (Marcin Bylica, Unknown, Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown)

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Holy Roman Emperor	Maximilian von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg Ferdinand von Habsburg Rudolf von Habsburg Maria von Habsburg Maria von Spanien
German Reformation	Martin Luther Philip Melanchthon Andreas Karlstadt Thomas Müntzer Martin Bucer Johannes Oecolampadius Georg Spalatin
German Renaissance Art	Albrecht Dürer Hans Holbein Lucas Maler Lucas Sunder Albrecht Altdorfer Matthias Grünewald
Polish Science	Nicolaus Copernicus Marcin Bylica Jan Łaski Jan Kanty Broziński

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