Gregorio Fontana
Italian mathematician (1735–1803) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Italian radical of the same name, see Gregorio Fontana (radical).
Gregorio Fontana, born Giovanni Battista Lorenzo Fontana (7 December 1735 – 24 August 1803) was an Italian mathematician and a religious of the Piarist order. He was chair of mathematics at the university of Pavia succeeding Roger Joseph Boscovich. He has been credited with the introduction of polar coordinates.[1][2]
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Gregorio Fontana | |
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Born | (1735-12-07)7 December 1735 Nogaredo, Italy |
Died | 24 August 1803(1803-08-24) (aged 67) Milan, Italy |
Nationality (legal) | Italian |
Known for | polar coordinates |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geometry |
Notable students | Pietro Paoli |
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His brother was the physicist Felice Fontana (1730–1805).