AdminHistory | (Francesco) Bonaventura Cavalieri: born in Milan, 1598; mathematician who made developments in geometry which precursored integral calculus; died in Bologna, 1647. |
CustodialHistory | The manuscript formed part of the library of John Thomas Graves (1806-1870), mathematician and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, whose collection included manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century, relating mainly to mathematics. Formerly Graves 5537. |