Antonio Maria Bordoni (19 July 1789 – 26 March 1860) was an Italian mathematician who did research on

mathematical analysis Analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with continuous functions, limit (mathematics), limits, and related theories, such as Derivative, differentiation, Integral, integration, measure (mathematics), measure, infinite sequences, series ( ...

geometry Geometry (; ) is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. A mathematician w ...

, and

mechanics Mechanics () is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among Physical object, physical objects. Forces applied to objects may result in Displacement (vector), displacements, which are changes of ...

. Joining the faculty of the

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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. Bordoni's famous students were

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and

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Biography

Antonio Bordoni was born in Mezzana Corti (province of

Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was a major polit ...

) on 19 July 1788, and graduated in Mathematics 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 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 arithmetic operations. Originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the calculus of ...

geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

and

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, 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

(it previously belonged to the

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

faculty) was established, he was elected director of mathematical studies and held such office until his death, which occurred 26 March 1860, just one 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. *
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. * * * ''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. * *
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 * 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bordoni, Antonio 1789 births 1860 deaths 19th-century Italian mathematicians Italian mathematical analysts Differential geometers Academic staff of the University of Pavia