
Tartaglia On Ballistics #1

by Science Photo Library
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Tartaglia On Ballistics #1
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Science Photo Library
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Tartaglia on ballistics, 16th century. Cannon with a geometric quadrant with plumb-bob being used to measure the angle of the cannon to aid calculations for artillery bombardments. Published in 'La noua scientia' (The New Science, 1550) by Italian mathematician and engineer Niccolo Tartaglia (1499-1557).
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February 16th, 2021
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