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Between Raphael and Galileo: Mutio Oddi and the Mathematical Culture of Late Renaissance Italy
Although largely unknown today, during his lifetime Mutio Oddi of Urbino (15691639) was a highly esteemed scholar, teacher, and practitioner of a wide range of disciplines related to mathematics. A prime example of the artisan-scholar so prevalent in the late Renaissance, Oddi was also accomplished in the fields of civil and military architecture and the design and retail of mathematical instruments, as well as writing and publishing. Read more