保羅·達爾·波佐·托斯卡內利

保羅·達爾·波佐·托斯卡內利（Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli，1397年—1482年），文藝復興時期歐洲佛羅倫薩數學家。^[1]他根據多年的計算結果斷定由歐洲向西航行可以到達亞洲（而實際情況比其稍大）。^[2]他的評估為哥倫布所知悉，為其航行計劃做好了準備。^[3]

參考[編輯]

^ Cormack 1997:England
^ Sandra Sider.（2007）. Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe.Oxford University Press,USA.ISBN 9780195330847.
^ Buisseret 1992:political applications

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