Gregorio Fontana, born Giovanni Battista Lorenzo Fontana (7 December 1735 – 24 August 1803) was an Italian mathematician and a religious of the Piarist order. He was chair of mathematics at the university of Pavia succeeding Roger Joseph Boscovich. He has been credited with the introduction of polar coordinates.
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7 December 1735 Nogaredo, Italy
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Died |
24 August 1803 (aged 67) Milan, Italy
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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