Gregorio Fontana
Gregorio Fontana | |
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| Born | 7 December 1735 Nogaredo, Italy |
| Died | 24 August 1803 (aged 67) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | polar coordinates |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geometry |
| Notable students | Pietro Paoli |
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.
His brother was the physicist Felice Fontana (1730–1805).