The Book Of My Life

Girolamo Cardano, Anthony Grafton, Jean Stoner

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Italian

New York Review of Books
15 June 2004

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science

A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a creator of modern algebra, and the inventor of the universal joint. Condemned by the Inquisition to house arrest in his old age, Cardano wrote The Book of My Life, an unvarnished and often outrageous account of his character and conduct. Whether discussing his sex life or his diet, the plots of academic rivals or meetings with supernatural beings, or his deep sorrow when his beloved son was executed for murder, Cardano displays the same unbounded curiosity that made him a scientific pioneer. At once picaresque adventure and campus comedy, curriculum vitae, and last will, The Book of My Life is an extraordinary Renaissance self-portrait-a book to set beside Montaigne's Essays and Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography.

By: Girolamo Cardano
Introduction by: Anthony Grafton
Translated by: Jean Stoner
Imprint: New York Review of Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781590170168
ISBN 10: 1590170164
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 June 2004
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) was a doctor, natural philosopher, mathematician, and astrologer. He taught at Pavia and Bologna, helped create modern algebra, traveled to Paris and Edinburgh as a visiting physician of note, was condemned by the Inquisition, and wrote several books.

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The Book Of My Life

Girolamo Cardano, Anthony Grafton, Jean Stoner

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