Trata-se de um artigo que tem por objetivo estudar as obras do matemático português Pedro Nunes, ou Petrus Nonius, destacando a obra intitulada Libro de Algebra em Arithmetica y Geometria. Para a elaboração deste trabalho foram usados informações e dados que se encontram disponíveis na internet e na literatura científica. Foram estudados os métodos de resolução de equações, para os quais Nunes usava tanto a álgebra quanto a geometria para suas demonstrações, além dos conhecimentos aprofundados dos livros de Euclides, os Elementos. Além disso, Nunes criou diversos instrumentos de medida, dentre os quais, anel náutico, instrumento de sombras e o nônio, mencionados neste trabalho. Palavras-chave: Pedro Nunes. Álgebra. Geometria. Instrumentos de Navegação. Abstract It is an article that aims to study the works of the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes, or Petrus Nonius, highlighting the work entitled Book of Algebra in Arithmetic and Geometry. For the elaboration of this work, information and data were used that are available in the internet and in the scientific literature. Methods for solving equations were studied, for which Nunes used both algebra and geometry for his demonstrations, as well as the in-depth knowledge of Euclid's books, the Elements. In addition, Nunes created several measuring instruments, among them, nautical ring, shadow instrument and the vernier, mentioned in this work. Keywords: Pedro Nunes. Algebra. Geometry. Navigation instruments.
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