Bonaventura Cavalieri

Bonaventura Cavalieri
An engraving of a man with a moustache in a monk's robes, facing the viewer.
Illustration of Cavalieri from Trattato della sfera (1682)
Born
Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri

1598
Died30 November 1647(1647-11-30) (aged 48–49)
NationalityItalian
Other namesBonaventura Cavalerius
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
Known forCavalieri's principle
Cavalieri's quadrature formula
Method of indivisibles
Polar coordinate system
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri (Latin: Bonaventura Cavalerius; 1598 – 30 November 1647) was an Italian mathematician and a Jesuate.[1] He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on indivisibles, the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy. Cavalieri's principle in geometry partially anticipated integral calculus.

  1. ^ Amir Alexander (2014). Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World. Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0374176815.