Background
Guicciardini, Niccolò was born on May 28, 1957 in Florence, Italy. Son of Lodovico and Antonella (Bombicci Pontelli) Guicciardini.
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Guicciardini presents a comprehensive survey of both the research and teaching of Newtonian calculus, the calculus of "fluxions", over the period between 1700 and 1810. Although Newton was one of the inventors of calculus, the developments in Britain remained separate from the rest of Europe for over a century. While it is usually maintained that after Newton there was a period of decline in British mathematics, the author's research demonstrates that the methods used by researchers of the period yielded considerable success in laying the foundations and investigating the applications of the calculus. Even when "decline" set in, in mid century, the foundations of the reform were being laid, which were to change the direction and nature of the mathematics community. The book considers the importance of Isaac Newton, Roger Cotes, Brook Taylor, James Stirling, Abraham de Moivre, Colin Maclaurin, Thomas Bayes, John Landen and Edward Waring. This will be a useful book for students and researchers in the history of science, philosophers of science and undergraduates studying the history of mathematics.
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Guicciardini, Niccolò was born on May 28, 1957 in Florence, Italy. Son of Lodovico and Antonella (Bombicci Pontelli) Guicciardini.
Laurea in Philosophy, University Milan, 1982. Laurea in Physics, University Milan, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy, Council for National Academy Awards, United Kingdom, 1987.
He is a professor at the University of Bergamo, and is known for his studies on the works of Isaac Newton. Guicciardini obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in 1987 under the supervision of Ivor Grattan-Guinness. In 2011 he was awarded the Fernando Gil International Prize for the Philosophy of Science.
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Member British Society for the History of Mathematics, Gruppo Milanese della Canoa.
Married Elena Gallizia, December 11, 1984. 1 child, Maria.