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Metius
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Metius

Adriaan Adriaanszoon, called Metius, (9 December 1571 – 6 September 1635), was a Dutch geometer and astronomer born in Alkmaar. The name "Metius" comes from the Dutch word meten ("measuring"), and therefore means something like "measurer" or "surveyor."

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Metius latigastricus

speciesMetius latigastricus

Metius blandus

speciesMetius blandus

Metius chilensis

speciesMetius chilensis

Metius flavipes

speciesMetius flavipes

Metius foveolatus

speciesMetius foveolatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 422960.