The day has finally arrived.
The working title of my nostr desktop client 'wrystr' is no more.
The new official name of the application is now Vega, a nod to a Slovenian mathematician baron Jurij Vega (1754 – 1802).
He was also a physicist and an artillery commissioned officer.
His book Tentamen philosophicum covers problems that include topics in logic, algebra, metaphysics, geometry, trigonometry, geodesy, stereometry, the geometry of curves, ballistics, and general physics.
Vega participated in several military campaigns. In 1788, he served under Austrian Imperial Field Marshal Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717–1790) in a campaign against the Ottoman Empire at Belgrade. His command of several mortar batteries significantly contributed to the fall of the Belgrade fortress.
Between 1793 and 1797, he fought against French Revolutionary forces under the command of Austrian General Dagobert-Sigismond de Wurmser (1724–1797) as part of the European coalition allied with Austria. Vega participated in battles at Fort Louis, Mannheim, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Kehl, and Diez.
In 1795, he designed two 30-pound (14 kg) mortars with conically drilled bases and larger charges, increasing their firing range to up to 3,000 metres (3,300 yards). By comparison, the older 60-pound (27 kg) mortars had a range of only 1,800 metres (2,000 yards).
Vega also published a series of books containing logarithmic tables. The first volume appeared in 1783. Much later, in 1797, it was followed by a second volume that included a collection of integrals and other useful formulae. His Handbook, originally published in 1793, was later translated into several languages and issued in over 100 editions.
You can read more about him on his Wiki page here:
I'll be posting details about the new release later today as an article. Later this week we're also opening up the official Vega website.
Wrystr is dead.
Long live Vega!
