Leon Battista Alberti, Ex ludis rerum mathematicarum

Kim Williams (), Lionel March () and Stephen R. Wassell ()
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Kim Williams: Kim Williams Books
Lionel March: University of Cambridge, The Martin Centre
Stephen R. Wassell: Sweet Briar College, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences

A chapter in The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti, 2010, pp 9-140 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Se volete col veder[e] sendo in capo d’una piaza misurare quanto sia alta quella torre quale sia a pié d[e]lla piaza fate in questo modo fichate uno1 dardo in terra et fichatelo chegli stia a piombo fermo et poi scostatevi da questo dardo quanto pare a voi òsei òocto piedi et indi mirata alla cima d[e]lla torre dirizando il vostro vedere a mira p[er] il diritto d[e]l dardo et li dove il vedere vostro batte nel dardo fatevi porre un poco di cera p[er] segno et chiamasi questa cera

Keywords: Mathematical Work; Present Volume; Similar Triangle; Modern Reader; Tower Height (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0346-0474-1_2

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