Editing Georg Joachim Rheticus (section)

==Criminal history==
In 1542, Rheticus on the recommendation of Joachim Camerarius in conjunction with Melanchthon was then appointed professor of higher mathematics at Leipzig. Rheticus ended up taking another leave of absence in 1545, departing for Italy although the specifics of his itinerary remain unknown. In 1546–47, he would suffer from some unspecified severe mental disorder in Lindau, but recovered enough to return to teaching at Constance towards the latter. By 1551, he would publish some of his work in mathematics, trigonometric tables containing all six functions defined directly in terms of right triangles instead of circles, the first of its kind. While serving in this position, he simultaneously pursued other scholarly interests such as releasing a calendar and [[ephemeris]] in 1552 as well as the subsequent year. Then in 1552, Rheticus was found guilty of raping the son of Hans Meusel, a merchant, though the exact nature of this encounter has been called into question. According to Meusel, Rheticus "plied him with a strong drink, until he was inebriated; and finally did with violence overcome him and practice upon him the shameful and cruel vice of sodomy".<ref>{{cite book |last=Repcheck |first=Jack |year=2008 |title=Copernicus's Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=978-0743289528 |page=178}}</ref>  He fled following this accusation, for a time residing in Chemnitz before eventually moving on to Prague.<ref name="g2007"/> Rheticus was then found guilty in his [[trial in absentia]] and consequently exiled from Leipzig for 101 years as well as having his possessions impounded. As a result, he would come to lose the support of many long-time benefactors including Melanchthon.