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The Role of Indivisibles in Mengoli’s Quadratures

2015; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-319-00131-9_13

2296-6080

María Rosa Massa Esteve,

Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications

The name of Pietro Mengoli (1626–1686) appears in the University of Bologna registry for the period 1648–1686. He studied with Bonaventura Cavalieri and ultimately succeeded him in the chair of mechanics. He graduated in philosophy in 1650 and 3 years later in canon and civil law. In his first period, he wrote three mathematical books, Novae quadraturae arithmeticae seu de additione fractionum (Bologna, 1650), Via Regia ad Mathematicas per Arithmeticam, Algebram Speciosam, & Planimetriam, ornata, maiestati Serenissimae D. Christinae Reginae Suecorum (Bologna, 1655) and Geometriae Speciosae Elementa (Bologna, 1659). He took holy orders in 1660 and was prior at the church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Bologna until his death.