Giovanni Pagnini
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Giovanni Pagnini was an 18th-century Maltese mathematician and hydrographer.[1][2]
He was a member of the Knights Hospitaller.[1]
Born in Lucca, Italy, Pagnini came to Malta known as the "Hydrographer of the Order" and the knowledge he brought was instrumental in the foundation of Malta's School of Navigation.[3]
Pagnini mainly expanded on theoretical mathematics, but his text Compasso di Proporzioni is focused on detailing new compass-like tools (ex: "La Linea Aritmetica", "La Linea dei Piani[o] Linea Geometrica", "La Linea Cubica [o] Linea de Solidi") for construction and navigation purposes.[3]
