Giuseppe Campani, "Inventor Romae," an uncommon genius /

"The ingenious and ambitious Campani brothers--Matteo, Pier Tommaso, and Giuseppe--were at the core of thriving activity of technological and scientific innovation that involved popes, the Sun King, and other rulers of baroque Europe. Especially Giuseppe's outstanding production of innovat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bedini, Silvio A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zanetti, Cristiano, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Nuncius series ; v. 8.
Temas:
Campani, Giuseppe, > approximately 1635-1715.
Campani, Giuseppe, > approximately 1635-1715
1600-1699
Clock and watch makers > Italy > Biography.
Optical engineers > Italy > Biography.
Scientific apparatus and instruments > Italy > History > 17th century.
Science > Europe > History > 17th century.
Horlogers > Italie > Biographies.
Ingénieurs opticiens > Italie > Biographies.
Appareils et instruments scientifiques > Italie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sciences > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Clock and watch makers
Optical engineers
Science
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Europe
Italy
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Scientific Editor's Note
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Prelude
  • Chapter 1 From the Umbrian Hills
  • Chapter 2 Ave Roma Immortalis (1651-1655)
  • Chapter 3 A Patent from the Pontiff (1655-1656)
  • Chapter 4 Accusation (1657-1658)
  • Chapter 5 Vindication (1657-1658)
  • Chapter 6 Oscillating Bars: The Crank Lever Escapement (1657-1659)
  • Chapter 7 A House Divided (1658-1660)
  • Chapter 8 New Worlds (1660-1664)
  • Chapter 9 The Ragguaglio (1664-1665)
  • Chapter 10 Dueling Telescopes (1664-1666)
  • Chapter 11 Vagarious Mercury (1664-1666)
  • Chapter 12 Clockwork in a Vacuum (1663-1672)
  • Chapter 13 Perpetual Quest (1660-1668)
  • Chapter 14 Ventures with Time (1672-1678)
  • Chapter 15 Magical Shadows (1668-1670)
  • Chapter 16 Perpetuum Mobile (1668-1700)
  • Chapter 17 The Esteem of Princes (1664-1705)
  • Chapter 18 Eyes on the Skies (1662-1669)
  • Chapter 19 Commissions from the Sun King (1669-1680)
  • Chapter 20 "Fleas Large as a Man's Fist" (1686-1700)
  • Chapter 21 Litigants and Legacies (1680-1710)
  • Chapter 22 The Twilight Years (1700-1715)
  • Chapter 23 Giuseppe's Daughters (1715-1763)
  • Chapter 24 Era's End (1750-1850)
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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