Francesco Cigalini

Francesco Cigalini (1489 – 5 July 1551) was an Italian humanist, physician and astrologer.[1][2]

Volturrenus sive De Mathematica praesensione dialogus, 1655

Life

Born in Como, son of the physician Paolo Cigalini, Francesco followed the studies of the father, but also was interested in other fields such as history, ancient languages, philosophy, theology, and had a real passion for astrology,[3] becoming a major personality in Como.[1] He was also an excellent connoisseur of Greek and Hebrew.[1] He wrote a number of books, most lost, especially on astrology and antiquities. He died in the hometown in 1551.[1]

His main treatise on astrology, Coelum sydereum, was published posthumously in Como in 1699, a century after it was written.[4] This work in seven books is a large discussion of the influence and effectiveness of the constellations.[1] According to Cigalini «the operations of the stars are according to nature, not according to mathematics.»[5][4]

Works
  • Cigalini, Francesco (1655). Volturrenus sive De Mathematica praesensione dialogus. Comi: ex typographia Nicolai Caprani.
  • Coelum sydereum, Como, 1699

See also

References
  1. "CIGALINI, Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. "Cigalini, Francesco". thesaurus.cerl.org. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  3. Storia di Como scritta da Maurizio Monti (in Italian). Co' torchi di C. P. Ostinelli. 1832. pp. 892–.
  4. Ornella Pompeo Faracovi (2013). L'astrologia. Il Contributo italiano alla storia del Pensiero: Scienze. Treccani.
  5. Coelum sydereum, p. 176.
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