Talk:Johannes Fabricius

Latest comment: 11 years ago by 81.157.67.11 in topic Date of death

Fact or Fiction edit

"...someone who claimed to have seen lunar inhabitants through his telescope, though that particular fact is merely part of Verne's fiction" This is a bit of a mess, sorry! By definition a fact is something known or proved to be true - it can not be a fiction. However, it is not clear what the word 'fact' is referring to here: the claim itself or what was being claimed? If Fabricus made a claim (no matter how ridiculous) then it is true, a fact, that a claim was made whatever the veracity of the claim itself. If he did not make a claim then writing that he did is an invention by Verne. If the use of 'fact' is referring to lunar inhabitants then the words 'particular fact' should be replaced by a word such as 'episode'. Chrysippo (talk) 15:23, 31 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Date of death edit

Johannes Fabricius is said to have died in 1615, 1616 and 1617. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.67.11 (talk) 10:39, 24 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

The monument seems to refer to David Fabricius. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.67.11 (talk) 10:41, 24 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
See the article on Osteel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.67.11 (talk) 10:45, 24 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
The monument actually refers to David and Johann. See the photograph in the article on David in the German Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.67.11 (talk) 10:57, 24 August 2012 (UTC)Reply