This paper is mainly concerned with the work of Henry Briggs who left us a masterpiece in numerical calculus: the Arithmetica Logarithmica. We will also consider Kepler's attempt to rephrase Napier's theory in a Euclidean frame and we will mention Juan Caramuel who tried to reconcile Napier's and Briggs's logarithms and proposed a systema of musical logarithms
Appunti di Storia dei logaritmi. III. Compilatori di tavole: Briggs, Keplero e Caramuel
ROSSO, RICCARDO
2011-01-01
Abstract
This paper is mainly concerned with the work of Henry Briggs who left us a masterpiece in numerical calculus: the Arithmetica Logarithmica. We will also consider Kepler's attempt to rephrase Napier's theory in a Euclidean frame and we will mention Juan Caramuel who tried to reconcile Napier's and Briggs's logarithms and proposed a systema of musical logarithmsFile in questo prodotto:
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