Pedro Nunes

Pedro Nunes (latin, Petrus Nonius), (1502, Alcácer do Sal – August 11, 1578, Coimbra) was a Portuguese mathematician, born from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.

References

• Mourão, Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas, Dicionário das Descobertas, Pergaminho, Lisboa, 2001, ISBN 979-711-402-4
• Dias, J. S. da Silva, Os descobrimentos e a problemática cultural do século XVI (3rd ed.), Presença, Lisboa, 1988
• Printed works of Pedro Nunes in the 16th century, at Portuguese National Library (in Portuguese)
• Pedro Nunes biography, by Pedro Calafate, at Instituto Camões (in Portuguese)