The article presents Niccolò Tartaglia as a mathematician active in various fields of science such as mathematics, arithmetic, mechanics, geometry as well as ballistics and military architecture. Although he won general recognition for the Tartaglia's Triangle and his solution to cubic equations, he made important discoveries in ballistics, geometry and military architecture. Among them were calculations of the trajectory of cannon balls, the volume of complex figures and requirements for constructing fortifications able to resist enemy attacks. But his activity remains of interest today mainly because he knew how to fuse theoretical knowledge with practical experience – the fundamental principle of modern science.
Niccolò Tartaglia (1500c.–1557)
BARTOLOMEI, CRISTIANA
2016
Abstract
The article presents Niccolò Tartaglia as a mathematician active in various fields of science such as mathematics, arithmetic, mechanics, geometry as well as ballistics and military architecture. Although he won general recognition for the Tartaglia's Triangle and his solution to cubic equations, he made important discoveries in ballistics, geometry and military architecture. Among them were calculations of the trajectory of cannon balls, the volume of complex figures and requirements for constructing fortifications able to resist enemy attacks. But his activity remains of interest today mainly because he knew how to fuse theoretical knowledge with practical experience – the fundamental principle of modern science.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
