Alberto Pappiani

Alberto Pappiani (1709–1790)[1] was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and theologian.

Title page of the Scienza delle grandezze (1747)

He was a Piarist priest and teacher of philosophy and mathematics in the Florentine College.[2]

In 1758 he became president of the Academy of Dogmatic Theologians in Florence.[3][4]

Works

References

  1. "Pappiani, Alberto" (in Italian). Consortium of European Research Libraries.
  2. Novelle letterarie pubblicate in Firenze (in Italian). Vol. 8. Florence. 1747. p. 817.
  3. Alimento, Antonella (2013). "Le accademie ecclesiastiche: Roma, Napoli e Firenze". Naples, Rome, Florence: Une histoire comparée des milieux intellectuels italiens (XVII-XVIIIe siècles). Rome: École française de Rome. p. 628. ISBN 978-2-7283-1015-9.
  4. Maylender, Michele (1930). Storia delle accademie d'Italia (in Italian). Vol. 5. Bologna: L. Cappelli. p. 303.
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