Clelia Grillo Borromeo Arese ( Italian: Clelia Grillo Borromeo Arese , June 29, 1684 - August 23, 1777) - Italian mathematician .
| Clelia Grillo Borromeo Arese | |
|---|---|
| Clelia Grillo Borromeo Arese | |
| Date of Birth | June 29, 1684 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | August 23, 1777 (93 years old) |
| Place of death | Milan |
| A country | Italy |
| Scientific field | maths |
| Awards and prizes | “The honor of Genoa” |
Biography
Borromeo was born in Genoa and was the daughter of Prince Marcantonio of Mondragona and Maria Antonia Imperial. In 1707, she married Count Giovanni Borromeo Arese Benedict (1679-1744), and became the mother of eight children. Borromeo knew several languages, mathematics, science and mechanics. She spoke eight languages and was interested in geometry, science and mathematics. She studied first with her mother, and then at the monastery, but it is not known where she was educated in the areas in which she became known. She was known for her ability to solve every mathematical problem given to her.
Borromeo was described as an independent person, but eccentric, since independence was not considered natural for women. She was criticized for receiving many scholars, both foreigners and Italians, known as atheists . One of her guests was Antonio Vallisneri . She founded the Academy nell'Academia Vigilantium Clelia in her salon in Milan, which was active in 1719-1726. During the war in 1746, Borromeo sided with Spain and against Austria, and therefore was exiled. When she was allowed to return to Milan, she was honored as a heroine.
In 1728, Guido Grandi describes in detail [1] a spatial curve on a sphere , which he named in honor of Borromeo the q : q = mƒ.
When the longitude and latitude of a point P on a sphere are denoted by q and ƒ, and if P moves so that q = mƒ, where m is constant, then the locus P is klelia.
Borromeo died in Milan. The city of Genoa awarded it a medal with the inscription Genuensium Gloria (Honor of Genoa).
Notes
- ↑ Grandi G. Flores geometrici ex rhodonearum et cloeliarum curvarum descriptione resultantes . - Florentiae, 1728.