Francesco Maurolico

Engraving of Maurolico<ref>Renate Burgess/Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, '''''Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine: a catalogue''''', Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine, 1973 ([[w:Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine|Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine]]), page 239</ref> Francesco Maurolico (Latin: ''Franciscus Maurolycus''; Italian: ''Francesco Maurolico''; ; Sicilian: Francescu Maurolicu; Messina 16 September 1494 - Messina 21/22 July 1575) was a mathematician and astronomer from the Kingdom of Sicily. He made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy. He edited the works of classical authors including Archimedes, Apollonius, Autolycus, Theodosius and Serenus. He also composed his own unique treatises on mathematics and mathematical science. Provided by Wikipedia
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