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Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia

1499 - 1557

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Nicolo, known as Tartaglia (Italian: [tarˈtaʎʎa]; 1499/1500 – 13 December 1557), was an Italian mathematician, engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of defense or offense) and a bookkeeper from the then Republic of Venice. He published many books, including the first Italian translations of Archimedes and Euclid, and an acclaimed compilation of mathematics. Tartaglia was the first to apply mathematics to the investigation of the paths of cannonballs, known as ballistics, in his Nova Scientia (A New Science, 1537); his work was later partially validated and partially superseded by Galileo's studies on falling bodies. He also published a treatise on retrieving sunken ships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia is the 47th most popular mathematician (down from 44th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Italy (down from 363rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia is most famous for his work on solving the cubic equation.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia ranks 47 out of 1,004. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Johann Bernoulli, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Al-Battani, and Gottlob Frege. After him are Urbain Le Verrier, Emmy Noether, George Boole, Abraham de Moivre, Archytas, and August Ferdinand Möbius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1499, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius IV, and Mary Boleyn. After him are Diane de Poitiers, Claude of France, Giulio Romano, Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, Bernardino de Sahagún, Peter of Alcantara, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, Claude Garamond, and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. Among people deceased in 1557, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia ranks 2. Before him is Jacques Cartier. After him are Anne of Cleves, Pontormo, John III of Portugal, Bona Sforza, Mikael Agricola, Olaus Magnus, Emperor Go-Nara, Sebastian Cabot, Lautaro, and Giovanni Francesco Straparola.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia ranks 374 out of 5,161. Before him are Riccardo Muti (1941), Gianni Versace (1946), Dario Fo (1926), Giambattista Vico (1668), Tommaso Campanella (1568), and Herod Agrippa II (28). After him are Pope John XI (910), Primo Levi (1919), Atia (-85), Pope Clement III (1130), Pope Marinus I (830), and Sofonisba Anguissola (1535).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia ranks 7. Before him are Archimedes (-287), Fibonacci (1170), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Luca Pacioli (1445), and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718). After him are Archytas (-428), Philolaus (-470), Giuseppe Peano (1858), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), and Vincenzo Viviani (1622).

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