Pedro Nunes played a major part in the discovery of the world by Portuguese mariners. In this book, his mathematical and scientific achievements are described, together with evidence on his life and friends arising from a collection of his Greek and Latin poems, and from religious notes he composed during his later years. An English version of his long-lost Portuguese algebra is included, as well as poems and letters by his friends translated into English for the first time.
These discoveries came from a manuscript recently found in the municipal library of Evora, the perfectly preserved Renaissance city that in Nunes' day was the home of King John III.
| ISBN: | 9780820430607 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 1996 |
| Author: | John R C Martyn |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 158 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
Historiography History and Archaeology Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches Mathematics |
Pedro Nunes played a major part in the discovery of the world by Portuguese mariners. In this book, his mathematical and scientific achievements are described, together with evidence on his life and friends arising from a collection of his Greek and Latin poems, and from religious notes he composed during his later years.
Pedro Nunes (1502-1578) features in the following genres: Historiography, History and Archaeology, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches, Mathematics
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Pedro Nunes (1502-1578) was written by John R C Martyn and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Pedro Nunes (1502-1578) has 158 pages
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