Rigas Velestinlis and Astronomy in his 'Anthology of Physics'

Rigas Velestinlis (Velestino 1757-Belgrade 1798), Greek national hero of fight against Turkish Empire and one of the forerunners of the Greek enlightenment movement, an important part of his life lived in Bucharest and tragically died in Belgrade, so that he is important and for Romanian and Serbian history. For the history of astronomy, interesting is his Anthology of Physics, where astronomical contents are present. In this contribution, his life and work are presented and analyzed, with a particular attention to the astronomical aspects of the mentioned work and his connections with Romania.