Alessandro Capra
Alessandro Capra (born 1620, date of death unknown) was an Italian architect and inventor. He was born in Cremona.
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He studied architecture under Giacomo Erba. He invented a number of machines. From 1672-1682, 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
- Capra, Alessandro (1673). Geometria famigliare (in Italian). Giovanni Pietro Zanni.
- Capra, Alessandro (1678). Nuova architettura famigliare (in Italian). Giacomo Monti.
- Capra, Alessandro (1683). Nuova architettura militare (in Italian). Giacomo Monti.
- Capra, Alessandro. Nuova architettura dell'agrimensura di terre e acque (in Italian). Paolo Puerone.
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