WHY HAVE A FRONTISPIECE? EXAMPLES FROM THE MICHALOWICZ COLLECTION AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
When Henry Savile, who was noted for his mathematical breadth and knowledge of ancient texts, initiated a series of lectures at Oxford on the Almagest of Ptolemy on October 10, 1570, he began with these words of the Roman architect Vitruvius
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Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemáticas (SBHMat)
2020-11-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática |
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Online Access: | https://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/289 |