Article ID: CBB235685367

The eclectic content and sources of Clavius’s Geometria Practica (2022)

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We consider the Geometria Practica of Christopher Clavius, S.J., a surprisingly eclectic and comprehensive practical geometry text, whose first edition appeared in 1604. Our focus is on four particular sections from Books IV and VI where Clavius has either used his sources in an interesting way or where he has been uncharacteristically reticent about them. These include the treatments of Heron’s Formula, Archimedes’ Measurement of the Circle, four methods for constructing two mean proportionals between two lines, and finally an algorithm for computing nth roots of numbers.

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Authors & Contributors
Axworthy, Angela
Hachaichi, Yassine
Hamouda, Leïla
Gunthild Peters
Charlotte Pollet
Thomas Prévéraud
Concepts
Geometry
Mathematics
Algorithms
Knowledge circulation
Algebra
Philosophy of mathematics
Time Periods
16th century
Ancient
17th century
Medieval
Renaissance
15th century
Places
Middle and Near East
France
Europe
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Nuremberg (Germany)
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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