Vincent Léotaud (1595–1672) was a French Jesuit mathematician.[1][2]
Vincent Léotaud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1595  Vallouise |
| Died | 1672 (aged 76–77) Embrun |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
In his work Examen circuli quadraturae he affirmed the impossibility of squaring the circle, against the opinion of Grégoire de Saint-Vincent.[3][4]
Works edit
- Examen circuli quadraturae (in Latin). Vol. 1. Lyon: Guillaume Barbier. 1654.
- Examen circuli quadraturae (in Latin). Vol. 2. Lyon: Guillaume Barbier. 1654.
- Institutionum arithmeticarum libri quatuor (in Latin). Lyon: Guillaume Barbier. 1660.
- Cyclomathia seu Multiplex circuli contemplatio, tribus libris comprehensa (in Latin). Lyon: Benoit Coral. 1663.
- Magnetologia; in qua exponitur noua de magneticis philosophia (in Latin). Lyon: Laurent Anisson. 1668.
References edit
- ^ Léotaud, Vincent (1595-1672) (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ "Léotaud, Vincent". Consortium of European Research Libraries.
- ^ Robson, Eleanor; Stedall, Jacqueline, eds. (2009). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics. Oxford University Press. p. 554. ISBN 9780199213122.
- ^ Zupanov, Ines G., ed. (2019). The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits. Oxford University Press. p. 650. ISBN 9780190639631.
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