Leonardo Ximenes

Leonardo Ximenes

Born	(1716-12-27)27 December 1716 Trapani, Italy
Died	14 May 1786(1786-05-14) (aged 69) Florence, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Fields	Mathematics

Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 4 May 1786) was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily.

After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.

Terza memoria idrometrica

References

Italian entry on the Osservatorio Ximeniano
Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Leonardo Ximenes"

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 2051 LCCN: no91028625 ISNI: 0000 0000 8078 6058 GND: 117591734 SUDOC: 086032879 BNF: cb106577403 (data) ICCU: IT\ICCU\SBLV\202860

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