Teofilo Bruni

Armonia astronomica e geometrica, 1622

Teofilo Bruni (Verona, 1569 - Vicenza, 1638 ) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer.[1]

Life

Born in Verona, he was a capuchin friar known by the name of Raffaele.[2] He wrote mainly about mathematics and astronomy, but he published a book about clocks and other tools based on mathematical concepts.[3]

Works

  • Armonia astronomica e geometrica (in Italian). Venezia: Giovanni Varisco & Varisco Varisco. 1622.
  • Novo planisferio, o Astrolabio universale (in Italian). Vicenza: Francesco Grossi. 1625.

References

  1. ^ "Bruni, Teofilo (1569 - 1638) in CERL Thesaurus".
  2. ^ Mironi, Francesco Barbarano de' (1760). "Historia ecclesiastica della place, territorio, e diocese di Vicenza by Francesco Barbarano de' Mironi".
  3. ^ Maffei, Marchese Scipione (1731). "Verona illustrata by Scipione Maffei".