NOTIZIE SU OPERE DEL ‘500, RELATIVE ALLA MATEMATICA, DELLA BIBLIOTECA DELL’ISTITUTO LOMBARDO

Abstract

We introduce here some books belonging to the Library of the Istituto Lombardo. They are mathematical 16th century editions. The authors, considered at that time mathematician, were indeed devoted to fields of learning that can be barely classified with modern criterions. They studied the basics of numbers theory, of classical geometry, some optical measurements and other fields today belonging to independent branches of learning. Peculiarly some concepts such as the ones of logarithm or power (of a number) came from remote culture. It’s very important to remember that the still used roman numbering constituted an obstacle to the development of the numerical calculus. Essentially we want here to present some precious books very interesting for editorial quality and singularity of contents of some authors whose name are wellknown until today. What we really want/intend is to promote the drawing up of a critical catalogue of our antiquarian scientific library.