Serafina Cuomo
Dr Serafina Cuomo | |
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| Born | May 21, 1966 |
| Education | University of Naples (B.A.), University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Serafina Cuomo (born May 21, 1966) is an Italian historian and professor at Durham University. Cuomo specialises in ancient mathematics and the history of technology.[1]
Education
[edit]Cuomo achieved a bachelor's degree in Philosophy at the University of Naples and received a doctorate in History and Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
Career
[edit]Cuomo has published on topics in ancient mathematics, including computing practices in ancient Rome and the mathematician Pappos, and the history of technology.[2]
Cuomo formerly worked as a speaker at Imperial College London, Birkbeck University of London. Currently, Cuomo works at Durham University at the Department of Classics and Ancient History.[3]
In 2019, Cuomo participated in the EHESS (École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales).[4]
Books
[edit]- Pappus of Alexandria and the Mathematics of Late Antiquity (Cambridge Classical Studies, Cambridge University Press, 2000)[5]
- Ancient Mathematics (Sciences of Antiquity, Routledge, 2001)[6]
- Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Key Themes in Ancient History, Cambridge University Press, 2007)[7]
Articles and chapters
[edit]- “Skills and virtues in Vitruvius’ book 10”, in M. Formisano (ed.), War in Words, Leiden: Brill 2011, 309-32
- “All the proconsul’s men: Cicero, Verres and account-keeping”, Annali dell’Università degli studi di Napoli ‘L’ Orientale’. Sezione filologico-letteraria. Quaderni 15, Naples 2011, 165-85
- “A Roman engineer’s tales”, Journal of Roman Studies 101 (2011), 143-65
- “Measures for an emperor: Volusius Maecianus’ monetary pamphlet for Marcus Aurelius”, in J. König & T. Whitmarsh (eds.), Ordering Knowledge in the Roman Empire, Cambridge University Press 2007, 206-228
- “The machine and the city: Hero of Alexandria's Belopoeica”, in C.J. Tuplin & T.E. Rihll (eds.), Science and Mathematics in Ancient Greek Culture, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2002, 165-77
- “Divide and rule: Frontinus and Roman land-surveying”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 31 (2000), 189-202
- “Shooting by the book: Notes on Tartaglia's ‘Scientia Nova’”, History of Science 35 (1997), 155-88
References
[edit]- ^ Dr Serafina Cuomo, Gresham College
- ^ Dr Serafina Cuomo, Gresham College
- ^ Serafina Cuomo, Centre Alexandre-Koyré
- ^ Événements, Groupe de recherches Mathématiques et Histoire, École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
- ^ Reviews of Pappus of Alexandria:
- Bechtle, Gerard (2001), Museum Helveticum, 58 (4): 238, JSTOR 24822187
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Guicciardini, Niccolò (2001), Early Science and Medicine, 6 (1): 48–50, JSTOR 4130282
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Federspiel, Michel (2001), "Review", Revue des Études Anciennes, 103 (3–4): 557–559
- Hogendijk, Jan P. (April 2001), Mnemosyne, Fourth Series, 54 (2): 233–235, JSTOR 4433205
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Høyrup, Jens (June 2001), The British Journal for the History of Science, 34 (2): 240–242, JSTOR 4028015
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Deman, Albert (2002), L'Antiquité Classique, 71: 385–386, JSTOR 41667037
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Asper, Markus (2002), Gnomon, 74 (1): 8–11, JSTOR 40493615
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Francis, Richard L. (2002), Mathematical Reviews, MR 1829013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Behboud, Ali (March 2002), Isis, 93 (1): 102–103, doi:10.1086/343272, JSTOR 10.1086/343272
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Robertson, Edmund (2003), The Journal of Roman Studies, 93: 420–421, doi:10.2307/3184763, JSTOR 3184763
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- Bechtle, Gerard (2001), Museum Helveticum, 58 (4): 238, JSTOR 24822187
- ^ Reviews of Ancient Mathematics:
- Saito, Ken (June 2002), Isis, 93 (2): 295–296, doi:10.1086/344984, JSTOR 10.1086/344984
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Muccigrosso, John D. (Fall 2002), The Classical Outlook, 80 (1): 36–37, JSTOR 43939634
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Tybjerg, Karin (2003), The Journal of Roman Studies, 93: 324–325, doi:10.2307/3184668, JSTOR 3184668
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Delire, Jean Michel (2003), L'Antiquité Classique, 72: 485–488, JSTOR 41664444
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Gow, Roderick (2003), Classics Ireland, 10: 88–94, JSTOR 25624500
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Imhausen, Annette (2005), "Review", Aestimatio, 2: 49–57
- Saito, Ken (June 2002), Isis, 93 (2): 295–296, doi:10.1086/344984, JSTOR 10.1086/344984
- ^ Reviews of Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity:
- Rihll, T. E. (2008), The Journal of Roman Studies, 98: 201–202, doi:10.1017/S0075435800001878, JSTOR 20430685
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Federspiel, Michel (2008), L'Antiquité Classique, 77: 563–564, JSTOR 41813135
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Di Pasquale, Giovanni (2008), Nuncius, 23 (1): 127–128, doi:10.1163/182539108x00067
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Marchand, Jeannette, "Review", Classical Bulletin, 85 (1): 76–77, ProQuest 1401479944
- Olshin, Benjamin B. (March 2009), Isis, 100 (1): 149–150, doi:10.1086/599651, JSTOR 10.1086/599651
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Asper, Markus (April 2009), The Classical Review, New Series, 59 (1): 269–272, doi:10.1017/S0009840X08002849, JSTOR 20482759
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga (April 2009), "An overture to The Oxford Handbook", Technology and Culture, 50 (2): 450–452, doi:10.1353/tech.0.0283, JSTOR 40345617, S2CID 110913138
- Robson, Eleanor (September 2009), The British Journal for the History of Science, 42 (3): 451–453, doi:10.1017/S0007087409990239, JSTOR 25592288
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Walton, S. A. (February 2012), Annals of Science, 69 (2): 295–297, doi:10.1080/00033790902898359, S2CID 145731774
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- Rihll, T. E. (2008), The Journal of Roman Studies, 98: 201–202, doi:10.1017/S0075435800001878, JSTOR 20430685
