Cavalieri

[ kav-uhl-yair-ee; Italian kah-vah-lye-ree ]

/ ˌkæv əlˈyɛər i; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈlyɛ ri /

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Fran·ces·co Bo·na·ven·tu·ra

[frahn-ches-kaw baw-nah-ven-too-rah], /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ ˌbɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ/, 1598–1697, Italian mathematician.

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Words nearby Cavalieri

When Cavalieri was printing his two treatises there was much discussion of the problem of quadratures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
Cavalieri remained a faithful friend to Michelangelo to his very last hour, at which indeed he was present.
Michelangelo|Romain Rolland
If this be strictly true, he must have left little, in point of invention, for Cavalieri.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Signor Righellini observed him, in company with many other cavalieri very curious to see him eat.
Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond

Adamberger, Cavalieri, and Fischer are thoroughly pleased with their songs.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn