Oberto Cantone
Oberto Cantone (Genoa, 16th–17th century) was an Italian mathematician.[1]
Life
He was a professor in Naples.[2] He is well-known for his works about the use of maths in the business field, in particular L'uso pratico dell'artimetica, printed in Naples in 1599, which is inspired by the work of Pietro Borghi.[3]
Works
- L'vso prattico dell'aritmetica (in Italian). Naples: Tarquinio Longo. 1599.
- L'vso prattico dell'aritmetica e geometria (in Italian). Naples: Tarquinio Longo. 1606.
References
- ↑ Riccardi, Pietro (1870). Biblioteca matematica italiana dalla origine della stampa ai primi anni del secolo XIX (in Italian). Modena: Tipografia dell'erede Soliani. p. 227.
- ↑ "Cantone, Oberto". Consortium of European Research Libraries.
- ↑ Smith, David Eugene (June 2007). Rara Arithmetica by David Eugene Smith. Cosimo. ISBN 978-1-60206-690-8.