Antonio Maria Bordoni (19 July 1789 – 26 March 1860) was an Italian mathematician who did research on
mathematical analysis,
geometry, and
mechanics. Joining the faculty of the
University of Pavia in 1817, Bordoni is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. He was a member of various learned academies, notably the
Accademia dei XL The Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze (), or more formally L'Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, and also called the Accademia dei XL (), is Italy's national academy of science. Its offices are located within the Villino Rosso, at the co ...
. Bordoni's famous students were
Francesco Brioschi,
Luigi Cremona,
Eugenio Beltrami,
Felice Casorati
Felice Casorati (December 4, 1883 – March 1, 1963) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. The paintings for which he is most noted include figure compositions, portraits and still lifes, which are often distinguished by unusual ...
and
Delfino Codazzi.
Biography
Antonio Bordoni was born in Mezzana Corti (province of
Pavia) on 19 July 1788, and graduated in
Mathematics
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from Pavia on 7 June 1807.
After just two months he was appointed teacher of mathematics at the military School of Pavia, established by Napoleon, and held such office until 1816 when the school was closed due to the political situation of the times.
On 1 November 1817 he became full professor of Elementary Pure mathematics at the University and in 1818 he held the chair of
Infinitesimal Calculus
Calculus, originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the calculus of infinitesimals", is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape, and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithm ...
,
Geodesy
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and
Hydrometry, a discipline he taught for 23 years.
In 1827 and 1828 he was dean of the University itself. In 1854, as the Faculty of Mathematics of the
University of Pavia (it previously belonged to the one of the
Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
) was established, he was elected Director of Mathematical Studies and held such office until his death, which occurred 26 March 1860, just a month after being appointed senator.
Works
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Sopra l'equilibrio di un poligono qualunque. Memoria del signor Antonio Bordoni professore nella scuola militare di Pavia', Milano, Regia Cesarea Stamperia di Governo, 1814.
* ''Nuovi teoremi di meccanica elementare memoria del sig. A. Bordoni, inserita nell'ottavo tomo del Giornale di Fisica Chimica ec. del Sig. Brugnatelli'', Pavia: dalla tipografia eredi Galeazzi, 1815.
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De' contorni delle ombre ordinarie trattato di A. Bordoni già prof. nella Scuola Militare di Pavia ed uno dei quaranta nella Società Italiana delle Scienze', Milano, Imperiale Regia Stamperia, 1816.
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* ''Trattato di geodesia elementare di Antonio Bordoni, con 17 tavole'', Milano, per P.E. Giusti fonditore-tipografo, 1825.
* ''Proposizioni teoriche e pratiche trattate in iscuola dal professore Antonio Bordoni e raccolte dal dottor Carlo Pasi'', Pavia, dalla tipografia Bizzoni, 1829.
* ''Lezioni di calcolo sublime'', Milano, per P. E. Giusti, 1831.
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Sulle svolte ordinarie delle strade' in ''Opuscoli matematici e fisici di diversi autori'', Milano, presso Emilio Giusti, 1834.
* ''Trattato di geodesia elementare'', Pavia, dalla Tip. di P. Bizzoni, 1843
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Bordoni, Antonio – Sul moto discreto di un corpo, 1816 – BEIC 6543047.jpg, ''Sul moto discreto di un corpo'', 1816
References
External links
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History of Faculty of Engineering – Università di Pavia
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1789 births
1860 deaths
19th-century Italian mathematicians
Mathematical analysts
Differential geometers
Academic staff of the University of Pavia