Cataldi Pietro Antonio — I primi sei libri degl'Elementi d'Euclide ridotti alla prattica da Pietro Antonio Cataldi lettore delle scienze mathematiche nello studio di Bologna. Dove si mostrano le inventioni delle regole geometriche, & algebratiche necessarie, & di continuo uso.

Language: Latin. The first six books of the Elements of Euclid reduced to practice by Pietro Antonio Cataldi, lecturer in mathematical sciences at the University of Bologna. Where the inventions of the necessary geometric and algebraic rules, and of continuous use, are shown. To the illustrious and noble sir, Mr. Gregorio Malvezzi. Pietro Antonio Cataldi (April 15, 1548, Bologna - February 11, 1626, Bologna) was an Italian mathematician. A citizen of Bologna, he taught mathematics and astronomy and also worked on military problems. His work included the development of continued fractions and a method for their representation. He was one of many mathematicians who attempted to prove Euclid's fifth postulate. Cataldi discovered the sixth and seventh primes, later acquiring the designation Mersenne prime by 1588. [8]-271-[1] p. : fig. ; in-fol, vellum binding. Bookworm holes on mostly all pages, but the text is still readable, a lot of mathematical figures in the text. Sebastiano Bonomi, Bologna, 1620 Condition: Fair