Rudolphine

Rudolphine

English

Alternative forms

• Rudolfine

Etymology

From Rudolph +‎ -ine, after Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Adjective

Rudolphine (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612). [from 17th c.]
   • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 134:

     This hunt was both a classic Rudolfine conceit and at the heart of the mystery of Rudolf. Did he often go hunting with cheetahs?

2. Specifically, designating a set of astronomical calculations computed by Johannes Kepler in 1627, using data collected by Tycho Brahe (both of whom had Rudolf II as patron). [from 17th c.]
   • 2003, R. Taton, C. Wilson (eds.), Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A, p. 171:

     Moreover, like Horrocks, Wendelin improved on the Rudolphine values of the mean solar distances of Mercury and Venus: 0.38711 and 0.72343 as compared with Kepler's 0.38808 and 0.72413 […].

Derived terms

• Rudolphine Tables

Translations

pertaining to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

Czech: rudolfínský