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'''Ramiro Rampinelli''', born Lodovico Rampinelli (1697 – 1759), was an Italian [[mathematician]] and physicist. He was a monk in the [[Olivetans|Olivetan Order]]. He had a decisive influence on the spread of mathematical analysis, algebra and mathematical physics in the best universities of Italy.<ref name=encyclopedia>A. Fappani, ''Enciclopedia Bresciana'', Brescia: La Voce del Popolo, 1997 {{it icon}}</ref> He is one of the best known Italian scholars in the field of infinitesimal mathematics of the first half of the 18th century.
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'''Ramiro Rampinelli''', born Lodovico Rampinelli (1697 – 1759), was an Italian [[mathematician]] and physicist. He was a monk in the [[Olivetans|Olivetan Order]]. He had a decisive influence on the spread of mathematical analysis, algebra and mathematical physics in the best universities of Italy.<ref name=encyclopedia>A. Fappani, ''Enciclopedia Bresciana'', Brescia: La Voce del Popolo, 1997 {{in lang|it}}</ref> He is one of the best known Italian scholars in the field of infinitesimal mathematics of the first half of the 18th century.


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in [[Brescia]] into the noble Rampinelli family and educated by the [[Jesuits]]; he learned the rudiments of mathematics from Giovan Battista Mazini.<ref>P. Guerrini, ''La scuola cattolica'', XVII, 1919.</ref>
He was born in [[Brescia]] into the noble Rampinelli family and educated by the [[Jesuits]]; he learned the rudiments of mathematics from [[Giovanni Battista Mazzini|Giovan Battista Mazini]].<ref>P. Guerrini, ''La scuola cattolica'', XVII, 1919.</ref>


He studied first at the [[University of Bologna]], where he was a disciple of [[Gabriele Manfredi]], and took his [[monastic vows]] on 1 November 1722 at [[San Michele in Bosco]].<ref name=encyclopedia/>
He studied first at the [[University of Bologna]], where he was a disciple of [[Gabriele Manfredi]], and took his [[monastic vows]] on 1 November 1722 at [[San Michele in Bosco]].<ref name=encyclopedia/>


In 1727, after a brief stay at the Monastery of St. Helen in Venice, he entered the Abbey of St. Benedict in [[Padua]], where he made the acquaintance of the best known professors of mathematics at the [[University of Padua]], such as Marquess [[Giovanni Poleni]] and Count [[Jacopo Riccati]]; he formed a lasting friendship with the latter's family.<ref>D. Bonsi, ''Giordano Riccati, illuminista veneto ed europeo'', Florence: Olschki, 2012 {{it icon}}</ref>
In 1727, after a brief stay at the Monastery of St. Helen in Venice, he entered the Abbey of St. Benedict in [[Padua]], where he made the acquaintance of the best known professors of mathematics at the [[University of Padua]], such as Marquess [[Giovanni Poleni]] and Count [[Jacopo Riccati]]; he formed a lasting friendship with the latter's family.<ref>D. Bonsi, ''Giordano Riccati, illuminista veneto ed europeo'', Florence: Olschki, 2012 {{in lang|it}}</ref>


In 1731 he was in Rome for a year, spending time with [[Celestino Galiani]] and Antonio Leprotti, studying subjects including architecture.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
In 1731 he was in Rome for a year, spending time with [[Celestino Galiani]] and Antonio Leprotti, studying subjects including architecture.<ref name=encyclopedia/>


After a period at the [[University of Naples Federico II]], during which time he was always in contact with the best mathematicians, such as [[Nicola Antonio De Martino]], he was assigned by his superiors to the [[University of Pavia]] for a year. He then returned to the University of Bologna in 1733, to teach mathematics.<ref name=encyclopedia/> Here he completed his ''Istituzioni Fisiche con il metodo analitico''.<ref name=Succi>Carlo Succi, ''Un Matematico Bresciano Ramiro Rampinelli Monaco Olivetano 1697&ndash;1759'', Rodengo-Saiano (BS): Centro storico olivetano / Brescia: Ateneo di Brescia, 1992, {{OCLC|797874024}} {{it icon}} ([http://www.ateneo.brescia.it/controlpanel/uploads/supplementi-ai-commentari/S-1992%20SucciRamiroRampinelli.pdf pdf])</ref>
After a period at the [[University of Naples Federico II]], during which time he was always in contact with the best mathematicians, such as [[Nicola Antonio De Martino]], he was assigned by his superiors to the [[University of Pavia]] for a year. He then returned to the University of Bologna in 1733, to teach mathematics.<ref name=encyclopedia/> Here he completed his ''Istituzioni Fisiche con il metodo analitico''.<ref name=Succi>Carlo Succi, ''Un Matematico Bresciano Ramiro Rampinelli Monaco Olivetano 1697&ndash;1759'', Rodengo-Saiano (BS): Centro storico olivetano / Brescia: Ateneo di Brescia, 1992, {{OCLC|797874024}} {{in lang|it}} ([http://www.ateneo.brescia.it/controlpanel/uploads/supplementi-ai-commentari/S-1992%20SucciRamiroRampinelli.pdf pdf])</ref>


In 1740, after a stay at the monastery of St. Francis in Brescia, he transferred to the Olivetan monastery of San Vittore al Corso in [[Milan]], where he was also mathematics tutor to the noblewoman [[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]], who remembered him with gratitude in the preface to her ''Instituzioni Analitiche per la gioventù d'Italia''.<ref>Giovanna Tilche, ''Maria Gaetana Agnesi: la scienziata santa del Settecento'', Milan: Rizzoli, 1984, {{ISBN|9788817537841}} {{it icon}}</ref>
In 1740, after a stay at the monastery of St. Francis in Brescia, he transferred to the Olivetan monastery of San Vittore al Corso in [[Milan]], where he was also mathematics tutor to the noblewoman [[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]], who remembered him with gratitude in the preface to her ''Instituzioni Analitiche per la gioventù d'Italia''.<ref>Giovanna Tilche, ''Maria Gaetana Agnesi: la scienziata santa del Settecento'', Milan: Rizzoli, 1984, {{ISBN|9788817537841}} {{in lang|it}}</ref>


In 1747, the Senate of Milan appointed him (at double salary) to the [[Chair (academic)|chair]] in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Pavia.<ref>U. Baldini, ''Economia, istituzioni, cultura in Lombardia nell'Età di M. Teresa'', Milan: Il Mulino, 1980 {{it icon}}</ref> His expertise in river hydraulics also earned him the appointment as supervisor both for the construction of the Pavia-Milan canal and for the construction of the embankment to contain the [[Po (river)|Po River]] at Parpanese, in the [[Oltrepò Pavese]].<ref name=Succi/>
In 1747, the Senate of Milan appointed him (at double salary) to the [[Chair (academic)|chair]] in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Pavia.<ref>U. Baldini, ''Economia, istituzioni, cultura in Lombardia nell'Età di M. Teresa'', Milan: Il Mulino, 1980 {{in lang|it}}</ref> His expertise in river hydraulics also earned him the appointment as supervisor both for the construction of the Pavia-Milan canal and for the construction of the embankment to contain the [[Po (river)|Po River]] at Parpanese, in the [[Oltrepò Pavese]].<ref name=Succi/>
[[File:Lectiones Opticae.jpg|thumb|upright|Frontispiece of Rampinelli's ''Lectiones opticæ'']]
[[File:Lectiones Opticae.jpg|thumb|upright|Frontispiece of Rampinelli's ''Lectiones opticæ'']]
In 1758 his ''Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris'' was published with the prestigious Brescia printer Bossini.<ref name=encyclopedia/> This work on optics was to have been followed by ''Trigonometria'' and ''Applicazione dei principi matematici alla fisica pratica'', but Rampinelli suffered a [[stroke]] on 10 April 1758.<ref>P. Guerrini, ''Il maestro di M. G. Agnesi'', Brescia, 1918 {{it icon}}</ref>
In 1758 his ''Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris'' was published with the prestigious Brescia printer Bossini.<ref name=encyclopedia/> This work on optics was to have been followed by ''Trigonometria'' and ''Applicazione dei principi matematici alla fisica pratica'', but Rampinelli suffered a [[stroke]] on 10 April 1758.<ref>P. Guerrini, ''Il maestro di M. G. Agnesi'', Brescia, 1918 {{in lang|it}}</ref>


After a short period of recuperation in Brescia, he returned to the monastery of San Vittore al Corso in Milan, where, on 8 February 1759, he had a second stroke and died.<ref name=Succi/>
After a short period of recuperation in Brescia, he returned to the monastery of San Vittore al Corso in Milan, where, on 8 February 1759, he had a second stroke and died.<ref name=Succi/>
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==Works==
==Works==


*''Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris'' ([https://books.google.com/books?id=bPl5H-wgTCUC&printsec=frontcover&hl=it&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false at GoogleBooks])
* {{cite book|title=Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bPl5H-wgTCUC|publisher=excudebat Joannes Baptista Bossini|year=1760|location=Brixiæ}}


Other works by Rampinelli, said by contemporaries to be preserved in manuscript at the monastery of San Vittore in Milan, are now lost.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
Other works by Rampinelli, said by contemporaries to be preserved in manuscript at the monastery of San Vittore in Milan, are now lost.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
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==Sources and further reading==
==Sources and further reading==
* {{MacTutor|id=Rampinelli|title=Ramiro Lodovico Rampinelli}}
* ''Excerpta Totius Italiae necnon Helvetia littératoria'' Vol. III - 1759
* ''Excerpta Totius Italiae necnon Helvetiae literaturae'' Vol. III - 1759
* C. G. Pozzi. "Elogio del P.D. Ramiro Rampinelli Bresciano". ''Giornale de' Letterati'', Rome, 1760
* C. G. Pozzi. "Elogio del P.D. Ramiro Rampinelli Bresciano". ''Giornale de' Letterati'', Rome, 1760
* F. Torricelli. "De Vita Rampinelli Epistola". in ''Lectiones Opticae''. Brescia, 1760
* F. Torricelli. "De Vita Rampinelli Epistola". in ''Lectiones Opticae''. Brescia, 1760
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 20 November 2024

Ramiro Rampinelli
Ramiro Rampinelli
Born
Lodovico Rampinelli

(1697-08-09)August 9, 1697
Brescia, Republic of Venice (now Italy)
DiedFebruary 8, 1759(1759-02-08) (aged 61)
Milan, Duchy of Milan (now Italy)
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Parent(s)Marchesio and Angelica Rampinelli
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Pavia
Academic advisorsGabriele Manfredi
Notable students

Ramiro Rampinelli, born Lodovico Rampinelli (1697 – 1759), was an Italian mathematician and physicist. He was a monk in the Olivetan Order. He had a decisive influence on the spread of mathematical analysis, algebra and mathematical physics in the best universities of Italy.[1] He is one of the best known Italian scholars in the field of infinitesimal mathematics of the first half of the 18th century.

Biography

[edit]

He was born in Brescia into the noble Rampinelli family and educated by the Jesuits; he learned the rudiments of mathematics from Giovan Battista Mazini.[2]

He studied first at the University of Bologna, where he was a disciple of Gabriele Manfredi, and took his monastic vows on 1 November 1722 at San Michele in Bosco.[1]

In 1727, after a brief stay at the Monastery of St. Helen in Venice, he entered the Abbey of St. Benedict in Padua, where he made the acquaintance of the best known professors of mathematics at the University of Padua, such as Marquess Giovanni Poleni and Count Jacopo Riccati; he formed a lasting friendship with the latter's family.[3]

In 1731 he was in Rome for a year, spending time with Celestino Galiani and Antonio Leprotti, studying subjects including architecture.[1]

After a period at the University of Naples Federico II, during which time he was always in contact with the best mathematicians, such as Nicola Antonio De Martino, he was assigned by his superiors to the University of Pavia for a year. He then returned to the University of Bologna in 1733, to teach mathematics.[1] Here he completed his Istituzioni Fisiche con il metodo analitico.[4]

In 1740, after a stay at the monastery of St. Francis in Brescia, he transferred to the Olivetan monastery of San Vittore al Corso in Milan, where he was also mathematics tutor to the noblewoman Maria Gaetana Agnesi, who remembered him with gratitude in the preface to her Instituzioni Analitiche per la gioventù d'Italia.[5]

In 1747, the Senate of Milan appointed him (at double salary) to the chair in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Pavia.[6] His expertise in river hydraulics also earned him the appointment as supervisor both for the construction of the Pavia-Milan canal and for the construction of the embankment to contain the Po River at Parpanese, in the Oltrepò Pavese.[4]

Frontispiece of Rampinelli's Lectiones opticæ

In 1758 his Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris was published with the prestigious Brescia printer Bossini.[1] This work on optics was to have been followed by Trigonometria and Applicazione dei principi matematici alla fisica pratica, but Rampinelli suffered a stroke on 10 April 1758.[7]

After a short period of recuperation in Brescia, he returned to the monastery of San Vittore al Corso in Milan, where, on 8 February 1759, he had a second stroke and died.[4]

Giordano Riccati wrote in a supplement to his eulogy dated 9 January 1760:

In him were united doctrine and an indescribable modesty, and firm religious faith accompanied by all the moral and Christian virtues. His only thoughts were ever to fulfill the obligations of his own condition, and study his only innocent passion, by which he let himself be dominated, virtuously directing it outward in indefatigable service of his Religion and the Public. He dedicated himself willingly to others' benefit, and of benefits received, an indelible, grateful memory was preserved.[8]

Works

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  • Lectiones opticæ Ramiri Rampinelii brixiani Congregationis Montis Oliveti monachi et in gymnasio Ticinensi Matheseos Professoris. Brixiæ: excudebat Joannes Baptista Bossini. 1760.

Other works by Rampinelli, said by contemporaries to be preserved in manuscript at the monastery of San Vittore in Milan, are now lost.[1]

  • Applicazione de' principi alla fisica pratica
  • Trattato di trigonometria piana e sferica
  • Istituzioni Fisiche con il metodo analitico
  • Trattato di idrostatica (ad integrazione delle istituzioni fisiche)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f A. Fappani, Enciclopedia Bresciana, Brescia: La Voce del Popolo, 1997 (in Italian)
  2. ^ P. Guerrini, La scuola cattolica, XVII, 1919.
  3. ^ D. Bonsi, Giordano Riccati, illuminista veneto ed europeo, Florence: Olschki, 2012 (in Italian)
  4. ^ a b c Carlo Succi, Un Matematico Bresciano Ramiro Rampinelli Monaco Olivetano 1697–1759, Rodengo-Saiano (BS): Centro storico olivetano / Brescia: Ateneo di Brescia, 1992, OCLC 797874024 (in Italian) (pdf)
  5. ^ Giovanna Tilche, Maria Gaetana Agnesi: la scienziata santa del Settecento, Milan: Rizzoli, 1984, ISBN 9788817537841 (in Italian)
  6. ^ U. Baldini, Economia, istituzioni, cultura in Lombardia nell'Età di M. Teresa, Milan: Il Mulino, 1980 (in Italian)
  7. ^ P. Guerrini, Il maestro di M. G. Agnesi, Brescia, 1918 (in Italian)
  8. ^ Giordano Riccati, "Supplemento all'elogio del P.D.R. Rampinelli", Nuove memorie per servire alla Storia Letteraria, Venice, 1760: "Accoppiò egli colla dottrina una indicibile modestia, ed una soda religione accompagnata da tutte le virtù morali e cristiane. Furono sempre gli unici suoi pensieri l'adempiere gli obblighi del proprio stato, e lo studio unica innocente passione, da cui si lasciò dominare, indirizzandola per altro virtuosamente al servigio indefesso della sua Religione, e del Pubblico. S'impegnava volentieri in giovamento altrui, e dei ricevuti benefici ne conservava indelebile, grata memoria."

Sources and further reading

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  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ramiro Lodovico Rampinelli", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  • Excerpta Totius Italiae necnon Helvetiae literaturae Vol. III - 1759
  • C. G. Pozzi. "Elogio del P.D. Ramiro Rampinelli Bresciano". Giornale de' Letterati, Rome, 1760
  • F. Torricelli. "De Vita Rampinelli Epistola". in Lectiones Opticae. Brescia, 1760
  • A. Fabroni. Vitae Italorum doctrina excellentium. Vol. VIII. Pisa, 1781
  • F. Mandelli. Nuova raccolta di opuscoli scientifici e filosofici. Ed. A. Calogerà. Vol. XL. Venice, 1784
  • A. Brognoli. Elogi de' Bresciani per dottrina eccellenti nel secolo XVIII. Brescia, 1785
  • P. Verri. Memorie appartenenti alla vita ed agli studi di P. Frisi. Milan, 1787
  • A. F. Frisi. Elogio storico di Donna M. G. Agnesi Milanese. Milan: Galeazzi, 1799
  • V. Peroni. Biblioteca Bresciana. Vol. III. Brescia, 1821
  • P. Gambara. Ragionamenti di cose patrie. Vol. IV. Brescia, 1840
  • J. C. Poggendorf. Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exakten Wissenschaften. Vol. II. Leipzig, 1863
  • C. Cocchetti. Del movimento intellettuale nella provincia di Brescia. Brescia, 1880
  • U. Baldini. "L'insegnamento fisico matematico a Pavia alle soglie dell'età Teresiana". In Economia, istituzioni, cultura in Lombardia nell'età di M. Teresa. Vol. III. Milan: Il Mulino, 1980
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