André Tacquet
André Tacquet (23 June 1612
method of indivisibles
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Life
André Tacquet was born in
Francois d'Aguilon.[citation needed
]
Tacquet became a brilliant mathematician of international fame and his works were often reprinted and translated (into Italian and English). His most famous work, which influenced the thinking of
He died in Antwerp.
In honor of André Tacquet, his name has been given to a small crater in the northeast part of the Moon, near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis.
Opposition to the method of indivisibles
Tacquet claimed in his 1651 book Cylindricorum et annularium libri IV that
- [the method of indivisibles] makes war upon geometry to such an extent, that if it is not to destroy it, it must itself be destroyed.[3]
The
Jesuat Stefano degli Angeli provided a detailed response, defending Cavalieri
's method.
Works
- 1651: Cylindricorum et annularium libri IV (Antwerp) full text
- 1654: Elementa geometriae (Antwerp)
- 1656: Arithmeticae theoria et praxis (Louvain)
- 1659: Cylindricorum et annularium liber V (Antwerp) full text
- 1669: Opera mathematica (in Latin). Antwerpen.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - 1725: Elementa Euclideae, geometriae (Amsterdam) full text
See also
- List of Jesuit scientists
- List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
References
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Andrea Tacquet", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ Joseph MacDonnell André Tacquet, S.J. (1612–1660) and his treatment of the method of exhaustion Archived 13 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine from Fairfield University
- ISBN 978-0374176815., p. 119
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