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Simon Maius was a German astronomer who named the four moons of Jupiter. He lived 1573 - 1624.

There is some dispute of his claim to have discovered the moons of Jupiter and they are generally credited to Galileo.

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−	'''Simon Maius''' was a ~~german~~ [[astronomer]] who named the four moons of Jupiter. He lived 1573 - 1624.	+	'''Simon Maius''' was a German [[astronomer]] who named the four moons of Jupiter. He lived 1573 - 1624.

	There is some dispute of his claim to have discovered the moons of Jupiter and they are generally credited to Galileo.		There is some dispute of his claim to have discovered the moons of Jupiter and they are generally credited to Galileo.