Francesco Siacci
Francesco Siacci (born April 20, 1839 in Rome , † May 31, 1907 in Naples ) was an Italian mathematician , ballistics scientist and officer.
Siacci studied in Rome and after graduating in 1860 went to Turin, where he became an officer and professor of mechanics at the military academy. He also briefly took part in campaigns against Austria and Prussia in 1866, but was quickly sent back to the Academy. There he became professor of ballistics in 1872 (which he remained until 1892, most recently as major general ) and at the same time from 1875 professor of mechanics at the University of Turin . After two legislative terms as a member of the Camera dei Deputati , he was appointed senator in Rome in 1892 and was transferred to the University of Naples . In Turin he kept an honorary professorship, his successor in teaching there was Vito Volterra .
Siacci was known in the 19th century for his textbook on ballistics, which appeared from 1870 to 1884 and in the second edition in 1888 and was translated into French in 1891. He is still known today for various methods in external ballistics. In addition, he dealt with theoretical mechanics (motion of rigid bodies , canonical transformations , contact transformations , inverse problems) and mathematical studies, including the theory of conic sections , the Riccati differential equation , determinants , binary quadratic forms .
From 1872 he was a corresponding member of the Accademia dei Lincei , in 1890 he became a full member. He was also a member of the Accademia delle Scienze in Turin and the Accademia dei Quaranta , the national science academy, as well as the academies in Naples and Bologna and the Lombard academy for science and literature.
Fonts
- Corso di Balistica. 3 volumes, Rome 1870 to 1884, 2nd edition Turin 1888 (French: Balistique extérieure. Paris 1892)
- Ballistics and Practice. Berlin 1882 (translation by Günther von Balistica e pratica , Giornale di Artiglieria e Genio 1880)
Web links
- Publications by Francesco Siacci in the Opac des Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Francesco Siacci. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
- Biography at the Turin Accademia delle Scienze (Italian)
- Page at the Italian Senate with picture
- Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
- Standard entry in the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siacci, Francesco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siacci, Angelo Francesco (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician, ballistician and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1907 |
| Place of death | Naples |