The Book of My Life
$40.66
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2004
Summary
A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a creator of modern algebra, and the inventor of the universal joint. Condemned by the Inquisition to house arrest in his old age, Cardano wrote The Book of My Life, an unvarnished and often outrageous account of his character and conduct. Whether discussing his sex life or his diet, the plots of academic rivals or meetings with supernatural b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590170168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590170164 |
| Author: | Girolamo Cardano, Anthony Grafton |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
| Series: | New York Review Books Classics |
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About The Author
Girolamo Cardano
Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) was born in Pavia, Italy. A professor of mathematics at Padua, and of medicine at Pavia and Bologna, he was the author of more than a hundred books on subjects ranging from the natural sciences to medicine, history, and music.
Anthony Grafton teaches the history of Renaissance Europe at Princeton University. His books include Joseph Scaliger, Cardano’s Cosmos, and Bring Out Your Dead.
Jean Stoner taught at the Dalton School in New York City.
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