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Quesiti et inventioni diverse
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Niccolò Tartaglia's 'Quesiti et inventioni diverse' (1554) is a well-known work in the history of science, particularly for its contributions to ballistics and mathematics. Extensive searches across multiple catalogs (including local scholarly catalogs, Google Books, and Internet Archive) yielded no evidence of a complete or partial English translation of this specific work. While the author is frequently cited in historical studies, no English edition of this text exists.
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Niccolò Tartaglia transforms the chaotic art of sixteenth-century warfare into a rigorous science. By rejecting tradition in favor of geometry and math, he reveals why cannonballs never fly straight and how to master the mechanics of victory.