has he also worked in astronomy?
Yes. Towards the end of his life, Cavalieri published two books on astronomy
Bonaventura Cavalieri
Towards the end of his life, Cavalieri published two books on astronomy
when are polar coordinates used in real life They are used often in navigation as the destination or direction of travel can be given as an angle and distance from the object being considered what is this system about? A two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference point and an angle from a reference direction who was the first to come up with this system? Grégoire de Saint-Vincent and Bonaventura Cavalieri independently introduced the concepts in the mid-seventeenth century, though the actual term "polar coordinates" has been attributed to Gregorio Fontana who was the first person? A Flemish Jesuit and mathematician best remembered for his work on quadrature of the hyperbola and who was the second? An Italian mathematician and a Jesuate
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Bonaventura Cavalieri [SEP] Work in astronomy
Towards the end of his life, Cavalieri published two books on astronomy. While they use the language of astrology, he states in the text that he did not believe in or practice astrology. Those books were the (1639) and the (1646).