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Nicholas of Cusa
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Nicholas of Cu·sa  (kyz, -s) 1401-1464.
German prelate, scientist, and Neo-Platonist philosopher who emphasized the incompleteness of the human knowledge of God and nature.
Nicholas of Cusa [ˈkjuːzə]
n
(Biographies / Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) M, German, RELIGION: clergyman, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, SCIENCE: mathematician) 1401-64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
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