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Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598 – 1647
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBonaventura Francesco Cavalieri was an Italian mathematician and a Jesuate. He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on indivisibles, the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy. Cavalieri's principle in geometry partially anticipated integral calculus.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1598
Milan
Date of death
November 30, 1647
Bologna
Citizenship
Duchy of Milan
Occupations & fields
mathematicianastronomerreligioustheologian
Notable works
Geometria Indivisibilibus Continuorum Nova Quadam Ratione PromotaTreaty on the perpetual planetary wheelExercitationes Geometricae SexDirectorium Generale UranometricumCavalieri's principle
- Field and occupation
- italský matematik, astronom a fyzik
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