What did Luca Pacioli describe in his 1494 book Summa de arithmetica?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The double-entry bookkeeping used by Venetian merchants
- Step 1: Pacioli was a Franciscan friar and mathematician and a friend of Leonardo. Step 2. His book is often called the first printed treatment of double-entry accounting. Answer: The double-entry bookkeeping used by Venetian merchants. Why not the others: perspective, anatomy and fortress design were treated by other authors.
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