Pedro Nunes (1502-1578)

His lost algebra and other discoveries. Edited and translated by John R. C. Martyn.

In this book, the mathematical and scientific achievements of Pedro Nunes are described, together with evidence on his life and friends arising from a collection of his Greek and Latin poems, and from religious notes he composed during his later years. An English version of his long-lost Portuguese algebra is included, as well as poems and letters by his friends translated into English for the first time. These discoveries came from a manuscript recently found in the municipal library of Évora, the perfectly preserved Renaissance city that in Nunes' day was the home of King John III. 158 Seiten, gebunden (American University Studies. Series IX: History; Vol. 182/Peter Lang Verlag 1996) Mängelexemplar