Giovanni Francesco Sagredo | |
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| Born | 19 June 1571  Venice |
| Died | 5 March 1620 (aged 48) Venice |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
Giovanni Francesco Sagredo (19 June 1571 – 5 March 1620) was a Venetian mathematician and close friend of Galileo. He was also a friend and correspondent of English scientist William Gilbert.[1] He is remembered today mainly because he appears as one of the figures in Galileo's controversial work the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632).[2][3]
- ^ S. P. Thompson (1903) The Geographical Journal vol 21 no 6, pp 611-618 "William Gilbert and Terrestrial Magnetism"
- ^ Roger Wagner; Andrew Briggs (25 February 2016). The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of Ultimate Questions. Oxford University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-19-106514-9.
- ^ Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems Galileo Galilei, translated by Stillman Drake