This article is about the Italian mathematician and astronomer. For the crater, see Maurolycus (crater).
Francesco Maurolico
Engraving of Maurolico[1]
Born
1494
Messina, Kingdom of Sicily
Died
1575 (aged 81)
Messina, Kingdom of Sicily
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematics, geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy
Francesco Maurolico (Latin: Franciscus Maurolycus; Italian: Francesco Maurolico; Greek: Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος; Sicilian: Francescu Maurolicu; Messina 16 September 1494 - Messina 21/22 July 1575) was a mathematician and astronomer from the Kingdom of Sicily. He made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy. He edited the works of classical authors including Archimedes, Apollonius, Autolycus, Theodosius and Serenus.[2] He also composed his own unique treatises on mathematics and mathematical science.[3]
^Renate Burgess/Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine: a catalogue, Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, 1973 (Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine), page 239
^Galluzzi, Paolo (1984). Novità celesti e crisi del sapere. Banca toscana. p. 132. OCLC 59935636. Francesco Maurolico (1494-1575) Maurolico was a Sicilian, descended from Greek immigrants. He had an active career as civil servant, abbot, historian, and teacher. His passion was for mathematics, and his aim was to restore European knowledge of the ancient Greek mathematical achievement To the latter end, he vigorously pursued his own mathematical studies; edited the works of Archimedes, Apollonius, Autolycus, Theodosius, and Serenus; summarized and commented on Euclid's Elements; paraphrased and edited various medieval mathematical works or medieval translations of ancient works; and composed his own original treatises on mathematics and mathematical science.
^Galluzzi, Paolo (1984). Novità celesti e crisi del sapere. Banca toscana. p. 132. OCLC 59935636. Francesco Maurolico (1494-1575) Maurolico was a Sicilian, descended from Greek immigrants. He had an active career as civil servant, abbot, historian, and teacher. His passion was for mathematics, and his aim was to restore European knowledge of the ancient Greek mathematical achievement To the latter end, he vigorously pursued his own mathematical studies; edited the works of Archimedes, Apollonius, Autolycus, Theodosius, and Serenus; summarized and commented on Euclid's Elements; paraphrased and edited various medieval mathematical works or medieval translations of ancient works; and composed his own original treatises on mathematics and mathematical science.
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