Leonardo Ximenes
| Leonardo Ximenes | |
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| Born |
27 December 1716 Trapani, Italy |
| Died |
14 May 1786 (aged 69) Florence, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 4 May 1786) was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily.
After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.
Terza memoria idrometrica
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