Niccolò Tartaglia
Also known as Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia
Italian mathematician (1499–1557)
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Niccolò Tartaglia was an Italian mathematician from the 16th century who made important contributions to algebra and the study of ballistics. He is best known for developing a method to solve cubic equations, a major mathematical breakthrough that helped establish him as one of the leading mathematicians of his era.
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- Died
- 1557
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Testamentum d. Nicolai Tartalea doctoris mathematicae q.d. Michaelis de Brixia
- Evclide Megarense acutissimo philosopho, solo introdvttore delle scientie mathematice
- Evclide Megarense philosopho, solo introdvttore delle scientie mathematice
- Quesiti et inventini diverse
- Testamento inedito di Nicolò Tartaglia
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Nicolo, known as Tartaglia ( Italian: [tarˈtaʎʎa]; 1499/1500 – 13 December 1557), was an Italian mathematician, engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of defense or offense) 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. Tartaglia was the first to apply mathematics to the investigation of the paths of cannonballs, known as ballistics, in his Nova Scientia (A New Science, 1537); his work was later partially validated and partially superseded by Galileo's studies on falling bodies. He also published a treatise on retrieving sunken ships.
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