... a scientific authority and [he] was also well known abroad, so much so that his major works (which he wrote in Latin) were translated into French and English.
... isang pang-agham ng kapangyarihan at [he] ay mahusay na kilala din sa ibang bansa, gayon na kaya na ng kanyang mga pangunahing gawain (na kung saan siya wrote sa Latin) ay isinalin sa Ingles at Pranses.