Niccolo Tartaglia
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 467 years ago |
Date of birth | January 1,1500 |
Born | Brescia |
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Died | Venice |
Italy | |
Date of died | December 13,1557 |
Full name | Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia |
Parents | Michele Fontana |
Known for | Cardano–Tartaglia formula; Early research into ballistics; Tartaglia's triangle; Artillery theory |
Field | Mathematics, engineering |
Notabl student | Ostilio Ricci |
Nickname | Tartaglia |
Books | Metallurgy, Ballistics and Epistemic Instruments: The Nova Scientia of Nicolo Tartaglia. A New Edition |
Notable student | Ostilio Ricci |
Giambattista Benedetti | |
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ID | 3959434 |
Niccolo Tartaglia Life story
Nicolo, known as Tartaglia, was an Italian mathematician, engineer, a surveyor and a bookkeeper from the then Republic of Venice. He published many books, including the first Italian translations of Archimedes and Euclid, and an acclaimed compilation of mathematics.