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Alessandro Capra

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Alessandro Capra

Alessandro Capra (c. 1608 – c. 1684) was an Italian architect and inventor. He was born in Cremona.

He studied architecture under Giacomo Erba. He invented a number of machines. From 1672 to 1682, he published three volumes on geometry and civil and military architecture. His two sons, Giusto and Domenica, worked on a number of hydraulic inventions.

Works

  • Geometria famigliare. Cremona: Giovanni Pietro Zanni. 1673.
  • Nuova architettura famigliare. Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1678.
  • Nuova architettura militare. Giacomo Monti. 1683.
  • Nuova architettura dell'agrimensura di terre e acque. Cremona: Paolo Puerone.

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