Examples of using Commandino in English and their translations into Danish
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It would appear that Commandino was never that enthusiastic about being a medical advisor.
In particular the proof of proposition 2 in book II was incomplete, and Commandino filled it out.
He studied mathematics under Commandino during this period and became one of his most staunch disciples.
He also became a friend of Bernardino Baldi,who was also a student of Commandino around the same time.
By this time the excessive workload that Commandino had put on himself over the years was taking its toll.
I illustrate in particular Fabrizio Mordente's stay in Urbino and discussions with Commandino and Guidobaldo.
It appears that Commandino intended to practice medicine and indeed he returned to Urbino with this aim.
There they had a mathematics tutor for one of their sons, andthis same tutor taught Commandino mathematics.
In the preface to this work Commandino refers to his edition of Archimedes 's De iis quae vehuntur in aqua libri duo;
Two years later, in 1565,Cardinal Farnese became Bishop of Bologna and Commandino followed his patron to Bologna.
Frederico Commandino's father was Battista Commandino who was from a leading family in Urbino.
In Gamba shows that Mordente spent some time in Urbino andhad many discussions with Commandino and his pupil del Monte.
In the letter Commandino outlined his plans for further publications including Ptolemy 's De analemmate and an edition of Apollonius.
In Gamba shows that Mordente spent some time in Urbino andhad many discussions with Commandino and Guidobaldo. Gamba writes.
In particular Guidobaldo, together with his teacher Commandino, improved the reduction compass, helping develop it into the proportional compass.
This rapid ascent was assisted by Apollonius, Archimedes, Aristarchus, Euclid, Eutocius, Heron, Pappus, Ptolemy andSerenus- as published by Commandino.
This is actually an important connection and it shows that Commandino has a deep understanding of the works which he edited.
In the preface to this work Commandino refers to his edition of Archimedes 's De iis quae vehuntur in aqua libri duo; De Insidentibus Aquae(On floating bodies) being in the press.
He took up this appointment in June 1534 buton 25 September 1534 Pope Clement died and Commandino then went to the University of Padua.
An interesting letter(see) which Commandino wrote to Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, on 3 November 1560 tells us something about his life.
After this tutor was appointed a bishop in June 1533 he arranged that Commandino be appointed as private secretary to Pope Clement VII.
What is interesting here is that Commandino recognised that Ptolemy 's stereographic projection is related to the perspective studies made by architects in designing stage scenery.
While in Rome he became friendly with Cardinal Cervini andwhen Cervini was elected Pope Marcello II in 1555 it looked as if Commandino would prosper with personal favours from the Pope.
We should mention one further achievement of Commandino, namely his improvement of the reduction compass, helping develop it into the proportional compass.
His"Perspectivae libri sex" provided a definitive andoften original analysis of the mathematics of perspective projection, in a far more extended way than either Commandino or Benedetti had aimed to do.
However the son of the Duke requested that Commandino prepare a Latin translation of Euclid 's Elements and he set to work enthusiastically on this major task.
Dee had made a copy of De superficierum divisionibus by Machometus Bagdedinus in 1559 andhe took this copy with him to Italy where he gave it to Commandino to publish it, as indeed he did.
However Pope Marcello II died shortly after his election and Commandino continued in the service of the Duke of Urbino and Cardinal Farnese but he now returned to Urbino to carry out his duties.
Also in 1558 Commandino published the work which he had begun in Rome, namely Commentarius in planisphaerium Ptolemaei in which he gave an account of Ptolemy 's stereographic projection of the celestial sphere.
While in Rome he became friendly with Cardinal Cervini andwhen Cervini was elected Pope Marcello II in 1555 it looked as if Commandino would prosper with personal favours from the Pope. However Pope Marcello II died shortly after his election and Commandino continued in the service of the Duke of Urbino and Cardinal Farnese but he now returned to Urbino to carry out his duties.