Vincenzo Riccati
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Vincenzo Riccati (1707–1775) | |
| Born |
11 January 1707 Castelfranco Veneto, Venetian Republic |
| Died |
17 January 1775 (aged 68) Treviso, Venetian Republic |
| Residence | Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | Mathematician and physicist |
| Institutions |
College of San Francesco Saverio, Bologna Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Academic advisors | Jacopo Riccati |
| Notable students | Gian Francesco Malfatti |
| Known for | Hyperbolic functions |
| Notes | |
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He is the son of Jacopo Riccati and the brother of Giordano Riccati. | |
Vincenzo Riccati (Castelfranco Veneto, 11 January 1707 – Treviso, 17 January 1775) was an Italian mathematician and physicist. He was the brother of Giordano Riccati, and the second son of Jacopo Riccati.[1]
Riccati's main research continued the work of his father in mathematical analysis, especially in the fields of the differential equations and physics. The Riccati equation is named after his father.
In 1757 he published the first volume of Opusculorum ad res physicas et mathematicas pertinentium, the second volume appearing in 1762. In collaboration with Hieronymo Saldino he contributed to Institutiones Analyticae, volume one in 1765, volume two in 1767.[2]
See also
- List of Jesuit scientists
- List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
References
- ↑ Vincenzo Riccati, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
- ↑ Vincenzo Riccati & Hieronymo Saladino (1767) Institutiones Analyticae, Tomus Secundus, link from Google Books
- Danilo Capecchi (2012). History of Virtual Work Laws: A History of Mechanics Prospective. Springer. ISBN 9788847020566.
External links
- Natucci, A. (2008) [1970-80]. "Riccati, Vincenzo". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com.
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Vincenzo Riccati", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
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