Commandino, Federico (1509 - 1575)

Medicine, Mathematician, Urbino, Translator, Ancient world, Archimedes, Euclid

Federico Commandino is one of the most renowned representative of Italian mathematical Renaissance. His most outstanding contribution to mathematics and science of the period is the translation and enrichment with erudite prefaces of the most important works of ancient mathematical authors in the greek history like Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonious. Without his excellent contributions, Keplero and Galileo themselves should have waited more to bring their discoveries to light. He also introduced in his studies the term “barycentre”.

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Commandino, Federico

Lebenslauf

* 1509	Urbino	geboren
† 1575	Urbino	gestorben
?		Degree in Medicine at the university of Ferrara. He founded the Urbino school of Mathematics; He was in the front row in translating and digging out the most important works of ancient Greek mathematicians like Archimede and Euclide.

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Frühe Neuzeit von ca. 1500-1780

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Commandino, Federico (1509 - 1575)