Joannes della Faille s.j. mathematics, modesty and missed opportunitie - A. Meskens
Mathematics, Modesty and Missed Opportunities
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2005Uitgever: Belgisch Historisch Instituut Te Rome / Institut Historique Belge De Rome177 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9074461530ISBN-13: 9789074461535Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Every study on sir Anthony Van Dijck contains the portrait of Joannes della Faille s.j. While the portrait is well-known, much less is known about the sitter. Yet Joannes della Faille (1597-1652) was one of the finest mathematicians of his generation. He was one of the first students of Gregorius a Sancto Vincentio s.j. and arguably his best. Della Faille published only one book 'De Centro Gravitatis' in which he calculates the centroid of an ellipse sector. Although this book is elegantly written it was so...
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Institut Historique Belge de Rome Bibliotheque / Belgisch Historisch Instituut te Rome Bibliotheek LIII.Trilingual edition Eng / Dtch / Fr. Newly discovered manuscript evidence shows that Della Faille's research on conic sections was probably on par with that of Pascal and Descargues. His results are discussed and a plea is made for reappraisal of his work. Book is as new.
Softcover, pictorial wrapper, 155 x 240mm., 179pp., b/w illustration and documentation. ISBN 9074461530. [Auteur: MESKENS, Ad.;] [Uitgeve...
Softcover, pictorial wrapper, 155 x 240mm., 179pp., b/w illustration and documentation. ISBN 9074461530. [Auteur: MESKENS, Ad.;] [Uitgeve...
