Nicola Antonio Stigliola

Nicola Antonio Stigliola (Also: Colantonio Stelliola) (1546 Nola – 1623 Naples) was an Italian philosopher, printer, architect, and medical doctor.

The following are works by Stigliola: Theriace et Mithridatia Libellus (1577) De gli elementi mechanici (1597) Telescopio, over ispecillo celeste (1627 posth.)

[9] In 1583, Stigliola was occupied with creating a new survey of the city of Naples to better represent the kingdom and protect against unnecessary danger due to outdated representations.

[5] The survey was noteworthy due to extensive use of symbols, some novel at the time, as well as a plethora of accurate measurements and specific data useful for gathering information on Naples.

[11] It also included dedicated tools for taxation and the institutional management of different areas - outlining a given province and then labeling the "hearth money" they owed.

An individual named Scipio Spinello testified that Stigliola thought the institution wanted to keep the people simple minded, and that forbidden readings broadened perspectives.

[13] Stigliola was arrested and imprisoned alongside Bruno and Campanella, and when charges were dropped in 1597, he would increase his adherence to the philosophies that originally endangered him.

[15] Fodio was a man of many talents like Stigliola, and practiced medicine, astronomy, and philosophy; he was recognized and recommended as a potential Lynceans, but it is unclear if he was ever admitted.

In 1616 Stigliola started what he intended to be a gargantuan project, Encyclopedia Pythagorea, partly wherein the code observable in the infinite stars could be transcribed.