José Anastácio da Cunha

José Anastácio da Cunha (1744 – January 1, 1787) was a Portuguese mathematician. He is best known for his work on the theory of equations, algebraic analysis, plain and spherical trigonometry, analytical geometry, and differential calculus.

Principios Mathematicos

References

• Joao Caramalho Domingues (2014). "The repercussion of José Anastácio da Cunha in Britain and the USA in the nineteenth century". BSHM Bulletin. 20 (1): 32–50. doi:10.1080/17498430.2013.802111. hdl:1822/26424. S2CID 54220154.

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "José Anastácio da Cunha", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews