Project Gutenberg 2006-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 116 Waters, W. G. (William George) 1844 1928 Waters, William George Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study Produced by Irma Špehar, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study" by W. G. Waters is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work centers on the life and contributions of Girolamo Cardano, a notable figure of the Renaissance known for his work in mathematics and medicine, as well as his tumultuous personal life marked by adversity and the stigma of illegitimacy. The narrative explores his childhood, education, and the challenges he faced as he grew into a polymath whose contributions would resonate through history. The opening of the biography introduces Cardano's background, highlighting the circumstances surrounding his illegitimate birth and the significant health challenges he faced from infancy. It portrays a complex family dynamic, particularly with his father, Fazio Cardano, who imparted both knowledge and a certain harshness. As the story unfolds, it reveals Cardano's early physical ailments, the difficult relationships with his parents, and the personal toll that his upbringing took on him. These themes set the stage for a life characterized by both brilliance and struggle, emphasizing how his early experiences shaped his later achievements and misfortunes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576 Mathematicians -- Biography QA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General 700959 700975 2024-09-08T12:56:01.428329 2023-09-09T05:06:34.712569 text/html text/html 702033 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 397923 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 483988 2024-09-08T12:56:13.287788 application/epub+zip 490980 2024-09-08T12:56:04.165318 application/epub+zip 333059 2024-09-08T12:56:02.632328 application/epub+zip 747257 2024-09-08T12:56:19.523755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697179 2024-09-08T12:56:11.805810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501578 2022-09-09T10:19:35.606944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573840 573618 2024-09-08T12:55:59.879350 2023-09-09T05:06:33.152623 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 573381 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 226421 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 573555 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226125 2006-10-22T08:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20060 2024-09-08T12:56:19.684737 application/rdf+xml 13385 2024-09-08T12:56:03.078330 image/jpeg 3114 2024-09-08T12:56:02.843328 image/jpeg 468180 2024-09-08T12:56:01.489366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog