Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia facts for kids
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Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (Italian: [nikkoˈlɔ ffonˈtaːna tarˈtaʎʎa]; 1499/1500 – 13 December 1557) was an Italian mathematician, engineer, a surveyor and a bookkeeper from the then-Republic of Venice. He published many books, including the first Italian translations of Archimedes and Euclid, and an acclaimed compilation of mathematics.
Images for kids
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Various projectile trajectories from Nova Scientia.
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General trattato di numeri et misure, 1556
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Tartaglia's triangle from General Trattato di Numeri et Misure, Part II, Book 2, p. 69.
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13-14-15-20-18-16 pyramid from the General Trattato di Numeri et Misure, Part IV, Book 2, p. 35.
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