Ioannis Poleni in Gymnasio Patavino Matheseos Prof. ... Epistolarum Mathematicarum Fasciculus

Poleni as a young man showed brilliance in a wide variety of different subjects and it was clear that he was extraordinarily talented. His parents encouraged him to begin a judicial career, but after being introduced to mathematics and science by his father, it was clear that he had now found the subjects which gave him the most satisfaction. His published works appeared also in these fields.