Federico Commandino
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Federico Commandino (1509-1575) was an Italian humanist. Born in Urbino, he studied at Padua and at Ferrara, where he received his doctorate in medicine. He translated the works of ancient mathematicians and was responsible for the publication of the works of Archimedes. He also translated the works of Aristarchus of Samos (On the masses and distances of the Sun and the Moon), Pappus (Mathematical collection), and Euclid (Elements). Among his pupils was Guidobaldo del Monte. Commandino maintained a correspondence with the astronomer Francesco Maurolico. The proposition known as Commandino's theorem first appears in his work on centers of gravity.
References
- Edward Rosen,"Commandino, Federico", Dictionary of Scientific Biography, volume II , ( New York, Scribner's, 1981)
External links
- [Commandino's Theorem]
- [Commandino biography]
- [Liber de centro gravitatis solidorum 1565] at the [Archimedes Project]
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