Sitoni, Giovanni Francesco, 1532-1608

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Giovanni Francesco Sitoni, native of Milan, was an engineer and mechanical theorist who worked on the Milan cathedral, the fort of Fuentes, the abbey of St. Victor and numberous other Italian and Spanish projects. He also worked with King Philip II of Spain.

From the description of Trattato delle virtù et proprietà delléacque, del trouvarle, eleggerle, livellerale, et condurle, et di alcunéaltre sue circonstanze: manuscript, 1599. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 519828979

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Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic engineers
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Birth 1532-11-11

Death 1608-08-11

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