Bonaventura Cavalieri

Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri was an Italian mathematician and a Jesuate. He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on indivisibles, the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy.

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Who was born first?

• Bonaventura Cavalieri and Giovanni Battista Riccioli were born the same year
• Bonaventura Cavalieri and Georg Stiernhielm were born the same year
• Bonaventura Cavalieri was born 2 years after Andreas Cellarius
• Bonaventura Cavalieri was born 2 years after René Descartes
• Bonaventura Cavalieri was born 3 years after Albert Girard

Timeline

1. Albert GirardOctober 11, 1595 – December 8, 1632
2. Andreas Cellarius1596–1665
3. René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
4. Bonaventura Cavalieri (this page)1598 – November 30, 1647
5. Georg StiernhielmAugust 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672
6. Giovanni Battista RiccioliApril 17, 1598 – June 25, 1671

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