Brother Luca Pacioli was one of the leading mathematicians of his day. Drawing upon the works of Fibonacci, Giovanni Sacrobosco, Giordano Nemorario, and Prosdocimo de’ Beldomandi, he composed a Summa of the mathematical knowledge acquired in the West since the thirteenth century. In the field of arithmetic and algebra, his work often served as a starting point for the more advanced research conducted by later mathematicians. Also noteworthy are his relations with Piero della Francesca and Leonardo da Vinci.
Pacioli, Luca / E. Nenci - In: Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy / [a cura di] M. Sgarbi. - [s.l] : Springer, 2020. - ISBN 9783319028484. [10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4]
Pacioli, Luca
E. Nenci
2020
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Brother Luca Pacioli was one of the leading mathematicians of his day. Drawing upon the works of Fibonacci, Giovanni Sacrobosco, Giordano Nemorario, and Prosdocimo de’ Beldomandi, he composed a Summa of the mathematical knowledge acquired in the West since the thirteenth century. In the field of arithmetic and algebra, his work often served as a starting point for the more advanced research conducted by later mathematicians. Also noteworthy are his relations with Piero della Francesca and Leonardo da Vinci.
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