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GIULIO CARLO DEI TOSCHI DI FAGNANO was born in Senegal on September 26, 1682, and died there on May 18, 1766. In his boyhood he composed poetry; later on he was attracted to the study of philosophy and became a follower of Leibniz and Newton. At the age of fourteen he went to college at Rome, but his taste for mathematics only developed later, and he had to devote himself to its study without assistance out in Senegal. Although he became absorbed in his mathematical studies sometimes for days at a time, he also occupied himself with administrative work, and gave expert advice to the Pope Benedict XIV. regarding the safety of the cupola of St. Peter's at Rome. In return, the Pope promised to publish his “Mathematical Productions,” but for some reason the promise was not fulfilled, and they were not published until 1750.
Opere Matematiche del Marchese Giulio Carlo de' Toschi di Fagnano.
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B., G. Opere Matematiche del Marchese Giulio Carlo de' Toschi di Fagnano . Nature 90, 590 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090590a0
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