Joannes della Faille S.J. : mathematics, modesty and missed opportunities / Ad Meskens.
Pubblicazione:
Brussel : Belgisch historisch instituut te Rome, 2005.
Descrizione fisica:
177 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Bibliothèque / Institut historique belge de Rome = Bibliotheek / Belgisch historisch instituut te Rome, 0073-8522 ; 53
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. 1. The family della Faille and the counter-reformation in Antwerp 2. Years of instruction 3. An itinerant life 4. The mathematical manuscripts 5. The mathematical manuscripts: studies on conic sections 6. De centro gravitatis. Conclusions. Family tree. Bibliography. Index