He was born near Bergamo, Lombardy. At first mainly interested in the humanities (poetry and Greek language), he eventually became professor of mathematics at Pavia.
La geometria del compasso, 1797
In his Geometria del Compasso (Pavia, 1797), he proved that any geometrical construction which can be done with compass and straightedge, can also be done with compasses alone. However, the priority for this result (now known as the Mohr–Mascheroni theorem) belongs to the DaneGeorg Mohr, who had previously published a proof in 1672 in an obscure book, Euclides Danicus.
In his Adnotationes ad calculum integralem Euleri (1790) he published a calculation of what is now known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant, usually denoted as γ (gamma).
lorenzo, mascheroni, italian, pronunciation, loˈrɛntso, maskeˈroːni, 1750, july, 1800, italian, mathematician, biography, edithe, born, near, bergamo, lombardy, first, mainly, interested, humanities, poetry, greek, language, eventually, became, professor, math. Lorenzo Mascheroni Italian pronunciation loˈrɛntso maskeˈroːni May 13 1750 July 14 1800 was an Italian mathematician Lorenzo MascheroniBiography editHe was born near Bergamo Lombardy At first mainly interested in the humanities poetry and Greek language he eventually became professor of mathematics at Pavia nbsp La geometria del compasso 1797 In his Geometria del Compasso Pavia 1797 he proved that any geometrical construction which can be done with compass and straightedge can also be done with compasses alone However the priority for this result now known as the Mohr Mascheroni theorem belongs to the Dane Georg Mohr who had previously published a proof in 1672 in an obscure book Euclides Danicus In his Adnotationes ad calculum integralem Euleri 1790 he published a calculation of what is now known as the Euler Mascheroni constant usually denoted as g gamma He died in Paris Works editNuove ricerche sull equilibrio delle volte in Italian Milano Giovanni Silvestri 1829 Bibcode 1829nrse book M External links editO Connor John J Robertson Edmund F Lorenzo Mascheroni MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive University of St Andrews nbsp This article about an Italian mathematician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorenzo Mascheroni amp oldid 1192201829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
