Antonio Cagnoli

Antonio Cagnoli
Portrait of Antonio Cagnoli by Giuseppe Velasquez
Born(1743-09-29)29 September 1743
Zakynthos, Republic of Venice
Died6 August 1816(1816-08-06) (aged 72)
Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Occupations
  • Astronomer
  • Mathematician
  • Diplomat
Known forCagnoli's Equation
Parent(s)Ottavio Cagnoli and Elena Cagnoli (née Terzi)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Trigonometry
InstitutionsMilitary Academy of Modena
President of the Accademia nazionale delle scienze
In office
21 August 1797 – 6 August 1816
Preceded byAntonio Maria Lorgna
Succeeded byPaolo Ruffini

Antonio Cagnoli (29 September 1743, in Zakynthos – 6 August 1816, in Verona) was an Italian astronomer, mathematician and diplomat in the service of the Republic of Venice.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.