Alessandro Capra

Alessandro Capra (c. 1608 – c. 1684) was an Italian architect and inventor. He was born in Cremona.

Alessandro Capra

He studied architecture under Giacomo Erba. He invented a number of machines. From 1672 to 1682, he published three volumes on geometry and civil and military architecture. His two sons, Giusto and Domenica, worked on a number of hydraulic inventions.

Works

  • Nuova architettura dell'agrimensura di terre e acque (in Italian). Cremona: Paolo Puerone. 1672.
  • Geometria famigliare (in Italian). Cremona: Giovanni Pietro Zanni. 1673.
  • Nuova architettura famigliare (in Italian). Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1678.
  • Nuova architettura militare (in Italian). Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1683.

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