Vincenzo viviani biography

Italian mathematician and scientist (–)

For the Italian magistrate and politician, see Vincenzo Viviani (politician).

Vincenzo Viviani (April 5, – September 22, ) was an Italian mathematician and scientist.

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He was a pupil of Torricelli and Galileo.^[1]

Biography

Vincenzo Viviani was born in Florence to the nobles Jacopo di Michelangelo Viviani and Maria Alamanno del Nente. While attending a Jesuit school Viviani studied the humanities. Following the study of humanities, Viviani turned to mathematics. He studied geometry under the instruction of Galilean follower Clemente Settimi.^[2] It was through Clemente that Viviani would gain recognition and meet Clemente's instructor, Tuscan Court mathematician Famiano Michelini.^[2] In , Michelini initiated the Grand Duke Ferdinand II de’ Medici's interest in Viviani and arranged their introduction in Livorno where Viviani would demonstrate his abilities.

The Grand Duke offered Viviani a